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 <div class="label">31</div><div class="p"> 1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! 2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. 3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.</div><div class="p"> 4For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. 5As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.</div><div class="p"> 6Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. 7For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. 8Then 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. 9And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.</div>
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 <div class="label">32</div><div class="p"> 1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. 4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 5The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. 6For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. 8But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.</div><div class="s2">Women of Jerusalem</div><div class="p"> 9Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. 10Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. 11Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. 12They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. 13Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: 14because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; 15until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.</div><div class="p"> 16Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 18And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; 19when it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. 20Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.</div>
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 <div class="label">51</div><div class="d">To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.</div><div class="q1"> 1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:</div><div class="q2">According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.</div><div class="q1"> 2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity,</div><div class="q2">And cleanse me from my sin.</div><div class="q1"> 3For I acknowledge my transgressions:</div><div class="q2">And my sin is ever before me.</div><div class="q1"> 4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:</div><div class="q2">That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;</div><div class="q2">And in sin did my mother conceive me.</div><div class="q1"> 6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:</div><div class="q2">And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.</div><div class="q1"> 7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:</div><div class="q2">Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</div><div class="q1"> 8Make me to hear joy and gladness;</div><div class="q2"> That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.</div><div class="q1"> 9Hide thy face from my sins,</div><div class="q2">And blot out all mine iniquities.</div><div class="q1"> 10Create in me a clean heart, O God;</div><div class="q2">And renew a right spirit within me.</div><div class="q1"> 11Cast me not away from thy presence;</div><div class="q2">And take not thy holy spirit from me.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;</div><div class="q2">And uphold me with thy free spirit.</div><div class="q1"> 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;</div><div class="q2">And sinners shall be converted unto thee.</div><div class="q1"> 14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation:</div><div class="q2"> And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.</div><div class="q1"> 15O Lord, open thou my lips;</div><div class="q2">And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.</div><div class="q1"> 16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it:</div><div class="q2">Thou delightest not in burnt offering.</div><div class="q1"> 17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:</div><div class="q2">A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion:</div><div class="q2">Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.</div><div class="q1"> 19Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering:</div><div class="q2">Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">26</div><div class="q1"> 1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,</div><div class="q2">So honour is not seemly for a fool.</div><div class="q1"> 2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying,</div><div class="q2">So the curse causeless shall not come.</div><div class="q1"> 3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,</div><div class="q2">And a rod for the fool's back.</div><div class="q1"> 4Answer not a fool according to his folly,</div><div class="q2">Lest thou also be like unto him.</div><div class="q1"> 5Answer a fool according to his folly,</div><div class="q2">Lest he be wise in his own conceit.</div><div class="q1"> 6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool</div><div class="q2">Cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.</div><div class="q1"> 7The legs of the lame are not equal:</div><div class="q2">So is a parable in the mouth of fools.</div><div class="q1"> 8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,</div><div class="q2">So is he that giveth honour to a fool.</div><div class="q1"> 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,</div><div class="q2">So is a parable in the mouth of fools.</div><div class="q1"> 10The great God that formed all things</div><div class="q2">Both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.</div><div class="q1"> 11As a dog returneth to his vomit,</div><div class="q2"> So a fool returneth to his folly.</div><div class="q1"> 12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?</div><div class="q2"> There is more hope of a fool than of him.</div><div class="q1"> 13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way;</div><div class="q2">A lion is in the streets.</div><div class="q1"> 14 As the door turneth upon his hinges,</div><div class="q2">So doth the slothful upon his bed.</div><div class="q1"> 15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom;</div><div class="q2">It grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.</div><div class="q1"> 16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit</div><div class="q2">Than seven men that can render a reason.</div><div class="q1"> 17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him,</div><div class="q2"> Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.</div><div class="q1"> 18As a mad man who casteth firebrands,</div><div class="q2">Arrows, and death,</div><div class="q1"> 19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour,</div><div class="q2">And saith, Am not I in sport?</div><div class="q1"> 20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out:</div><div class="q2">So where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.</div><div class="q1"> 21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire;</div><div class="q2">So is a contentious man to kindle strife.</div><div class="q1"> 22The words of a talebearer are as wounds,</div><div class="q2">And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.</div><div class="q1"> 23Burning lips and a wicked heart</div><div class="q2"> Are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.</div><div class="q1"> 24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips,</div><div class="q2">And layeth up deceit within him;</div><div class="q1"> 25When he speaketh fair, believe him not:</div><div class="q2">For there are seven abominations in his heart.</div><div class="q1"> 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit,</div><div class="q2">His wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.</div><div class="q1"> 27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein:</div><div class="q2">And he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.</div><div class="q1"> 28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it;</div><div class="q2">And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">11</div><div class="s2">The Lord's Prayer</div><div class="p"> 1And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 2And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3Give us day by day our daily bread. 4And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.</div><div class="p"> 5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? 7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. 8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?</div><div class="s2">An Evil Generation</div><div class="p"> 14And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.</div><div class="p"> 17But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against an house falleth. 18If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. 19And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 20But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. 21When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 22but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. 23He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. 25And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 26Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.</div><div class="p"> 27And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.</div><div class="p"> 29And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 30For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 31The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.</div><div class="p"> 33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. 34The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.</div><div class="p"> 35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 36If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.</div><div class="s2">In a Pharisee's House</div><div class="p"> 37And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. 42But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 43Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 44Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.</div><div class="p"> 45Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. 46And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. 47Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 49Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 50that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 51from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. 52Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.</div><div class="p"> 53And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: 54laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.</div>
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 <div class="p">1Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; 2and sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: 3that no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. 4For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know. 5For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain. 6But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: 7therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: 8for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 10night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?</div><div class="p"> 11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. 12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 13to the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.</div>
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