Writing

And Jehovah answereth me and saith: `Write a vision, and explain on the tables, That he may run who is reading it.

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.

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

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart, — read the full passage →

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

To the Overseer. --`On the Lilies.' --By sons of Korah. --An Instruction. --A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue <FI>is<Fi> the pen of a speedy writer.

`Write the things that thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to come after these things;

`Thus spake Jehovah, God of Israel, saying, Write for thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee on a book.

and ye, write ye for the Jews, as <FI>it is<Fi> good in your eyes, in the name of the king, and seal with the signet of the king--for the writing that is written in the name of the king, and sealed with the signet of the king, there is none to turn back.'

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

`Jehovah doth open to thee his good treasure--the heavens--to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand, and thou hast lent to many nations, and thou--thou dost not borrow.

if them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)

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

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

And He who is sitting upon the throne said, `Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, `Write, because these words are true and stedfast;'

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

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.

No, go in, write it on a tablet with them, And on a book engrave it, And it is for a latter day, for a witness unto the age,

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, — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, when Moses finisheth to write the words of this law on a book till their completion,

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

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

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

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 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.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

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

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

With a pen of iron and lead--For ever in a rock they may be hewn.

`I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last;' and, `What thou dost see, write in a scroll, and send to the seven assemblies that <FI>are<Fi> in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.'

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

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.

and written on the stones all the words of this law, well engraved.'

`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:

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

and above all these things, <FI>have<Fi> love, which is a bond of the perfection,

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

What, then, <FI>is<Fi> the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of the circumcision? — read the full passage →

`For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you--your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

And Moses writeth this song on that day, and doth teach it the sons of Israel,

and hast written them on the side-posts of thy house, and on thy gates,

and thou hast written them on door-posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, --the things not fit--but rather thanksgiving;

Jesus answered them, `Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?

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

and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — read the full passage →

The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,

I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.

And for all this we are making a stedfast covenant, and are writing, and over him who is sealed <FI>are<Fi> our heads, our Levites, our priests.'

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

`And now, write for you this song, and teach it the sons of Israel; put it in their mouths, so that this song is to Me for a witness against the sons of Israel,

`And it hath been, when he sitteth on the throne of his kingdom, that he hath written for himself the copy of this law, on a book, from <FI>that<Fi> before the priests the Levites,

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the Life-- — read the full passage →

because it hath been written, `Become ye holy, because I am holy;'

Wherefore, the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees set ye up; — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

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

and to this agree the words of the prophets, as it hath been written:

and he, having looked upon them, said, `What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected--this became head of a corner?

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!

Even youths are wearied and fatigued, And young men utterly stumble, — read the full passage →

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

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Write this, a memorial in a Book, and set <FI>it<Fi> in the ears of Joshua, that I do utterly wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens;'

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

Pilate answered, `What I have written, I have written.'

and Jesus having found a young ass did sit upon it, according as it is written,

This <FI>one<Fi> saith, For Jehovah I <FI>am<Fi> , And this calleth <FI>himself<Fi> by the name of Jacob, And this <FI>one<Fi> writeth <FI>with<Fi> his hand, `For Jehovah,' and by the name of Israel surnameth himself.

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, — read the full passage →

fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love; — read the full passage →

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,

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 →

And I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye flourished again in caring for me, for which also ye were caring, and lacked opportunity;

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, — 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.

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, `In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'

for it hath been written--To His messengers He will give charge concerning thee, to guard over thee,

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

With cords of man I do draw them, With thick cords of love, And I am to them as a raiser up of a yoke on their jaws, And I incline unto him--I feed <FI>him<Fi> .

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah saith unto me, `Take to thee a great tablet, and write upon it with a graving tool of man, To haste spoil, enjoy prey.'

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

And He putteth in my mouth a new song, `Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.

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.

In pastures of tender grass He causeth me to lie down, By quiet waters He doth lead me.

`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.'

the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness <FI>is<Fi> on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — 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 ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God;