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For good <FI>is<Fi> a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.

to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

And the gatekeepers <FI>are<Fi> Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren--Shallum <FI>is<Fi> the head; — read the full passage →

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate, — read the full passage →

`Go up unto Hilkiah the high priest, and he doth complete the silver that is brought into the house of Jehovah, that the keepers of the threshold have gathered from the people,

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

to this one the doorkeeper doth open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he doth call by name, and doth lead them forth;

And there are diversities of gifts, and the same Spirit; — read the full passage →

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory; — read the full passage →

And I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.

A Song of the Ascents, by David. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, `To the house of Jehovah we go.'

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

Do two walk together if they have not met?

And the king commandeth Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out from the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that are made for Baal, and for the shrine, and for all the host of the heavens, and he burneth them at the outside of Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron, and hath borne their ashes to Beth-El.

because it is the time of the beginning of the judgment from the house of God, and if first from us, what the end of those disobedient to the good news of God?

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

wherefore receive ye one another, according as also the Christ did receive us, to the glory of God.

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.

and it is found written that Mordecai had declared concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs of the king, of the keepers of the threshold, who sought to put forth a hand on king Ahasuerus.

for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment,

if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master--to every good work having been prepared,

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.

`Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.

for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor <FI>is<Fi> God.

In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim,

from a son of thirty years and upward, even till a son of fifty years, every one going in to the host, to do work in the tent of meeting.

Then singeth Moses and the sons of Israel this song to Jehovah, and they speak, saying: --`I sing to Jehovah, For triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea. — read the full passage →

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

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 →

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

let all things be done decently and in order.

wherefore receive ye one another, according as also the Christ did receive us, to the glory of God. — read the full passage →

And he maketh for himself houses in the city of David, and prepareth a place for the ark of God, and stretcheth out for it a tent. — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, in the days of the judging of the judges, that there is a famine in the land, and there goeth a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

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,

for God is not <FI>a God<Fi> of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

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.

To the Overseer. --`On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' --A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts!

and hitherto they <FI>are<Fi> at the gate of the king eastward; they <FI>are<Fi> the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi. — read the full passage →

He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving <FI>it<Fi> .

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, <FI>is<Fi> with you all! Amen.

And Moab transgresseth against Israel after the death of Ahab, — read the full passage →

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ.

and He who is searching the hearts hath known what <FI>is<Fi> the mind of the Spirit, because according to God he doth intercede for saints.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God-- — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --`On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' --A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts! — read the full passage →

for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

And Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, <FI>are<Fi> over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers <FI>are<Fi> over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entrance;

And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand, — read the full passage →

lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

if of any one the work doth remain that he built on <FI>it<Fi> , a wage he shall receive;

and bring them into the house of Jehovah, unto the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, that <FI>is<Fi> near to the chamber of the princes, that <FI>is<Fi> above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold;

Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed? — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days, — read the full passage →

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place--if thou mayest not reform;

`To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands--the golden: — read the full passage →

who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

Elders who <FI>are<Fi> among you, I exhort, who <FI>am<Fi> a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker, — read the full passage →

and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance--for the Lord Christ ye serve;

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed <FI>it<Fi> with the bathing of the water in the saying,

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

our letter ye are, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men, — read the full passage →

And concerning the collection that <FI>is<Fi> for the saints, as I directed to the assemblies of Galatia, so also ye--do ye;

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, — read the full passage →

and again it saith, `Rejoice ye nations, with His people;'

for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope. — read the full passage →

And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,

Lo, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have made with the house of Israel And with the house of Judah a new covenant, — read the full passage →

And Zion saith, `Jehovah hath forsaken me, And my Lord hath forgotten me.' — read the full passage →

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.

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

A sectarian man, after a first and second admonition be rejecting,

for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ; — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

Cretes and Arabians, we did hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.'

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;

And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah--it <FI>is<Fi> His treasure.

And I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not found for them; — read the full passage →

because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done--to stand.