3:1Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb. 3:2And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3:3And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 3:4And when Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 3:5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 3:6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. 3:7And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 3:8and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 3:9And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. 3:10Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 3:11And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 3:12And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
3:13And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them? 3:14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 3:15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 3:16Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 3:17and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 3:18And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us: and now let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Jehovah our God. 3:19And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand. 3:20And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. 3:21And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty. 3:22But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall despoil the Egyptians.
6:1Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 6:2But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day? 6:3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him; 6:4how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone? 6:5And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 6:6And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. 6:7And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him. 6:8But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 6:9And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it? 6:10And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored. 6:11But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. 6:12And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God. 6:13And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles: 6:14Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, 6:15and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 6:16and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor; 6:17and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 6:18and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed. 6:19And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed them all. 6:20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 6:21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 6:23Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 6:24But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. 6:25Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you, ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 6:26Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets. 6:27But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, 6:28bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you. 6:29To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also. 6:30Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 6:31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 6:32And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them. 6:33And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same. 6:34And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. 6:35But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. 6:36Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 6:37And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released: 6:38give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again. 6:39And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit? 6:40The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher. 6:41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 6:42Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 6:43For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit. 6:44For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 6:45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 6:46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 6:47Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: 6:48he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded. 6:49But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
20:1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
20:2Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me,
Even by reason of my haste that is in me.
20:3I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame;
And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.
20:4Knowest thou not this of old time,
Since man was placed upon earth,
20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
20:6Though his height mount up to the heavens,
And his head reach unto the clouds;
20:7Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung:
They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found:
Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
20:9The eye which saw him shall see him no more;
Neither shall his place any more behold him.
20:10His children shall seek the favor of the poor,
And his hands shall give back his wealth.
20:11His bones are full of his youth,
But it shall lie down with him in the dust.
20:12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,
Though he hide it under his tongue,
20:13Though he spare it, and will not let it go,
But keep it still within his mouth;
20:14Yet his food in his bowels is turned,
It is the gall of asps within him.
20:15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again;
God will cast them out of his belly.
20:16He shall suck the poison of asps:
The viper's tongue shall slay him.
20:17He shall not look upon the rivers,
The flowing streams of honey and butter.
20:18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down;
According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
20:19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor;
He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
20:20Because he knew no quietness within him,
He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.
20:21There was nothing left that he devoured not;
Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
20:22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits:
The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.
20:23When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him,
And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
20:24He shall flee from the iron weapon,
And the bow of brass shall strike him through.
20:25He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body;
Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall:
Terrors are upon him.
20:26All darkness is laid up for his treasures:
A fire not blown by man shall devour him;
It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
20:27The heavens shall reveal his iniquity,
And the earth shall rise up against him.
20:28The increase of his house shall depart;
His goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
20:29This is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the heritage appointed unto him by God.
7:1Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 7:2But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. 7:3Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 7:4The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife. 7:5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency. 7:6But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment. 7:7Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that. 7:8But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. 7:9But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. 7:10But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband 7:11(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife. 7:12But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her. 7:13And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband. 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. 7:15Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us in peace. 7:16For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife? 7:17Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches. 7:18Was any man called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised. 7:19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God. 7:20Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called. 7:21Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather. 7:22For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ's bondservant. 7:23Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men. 7:24Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God. 7:25Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy. 7:26I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is. 7:27Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife. 7:28But shouldest thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I would spare you. 7:29But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none; 7:30and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not; 7:31and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away. 7:32But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 7:33but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife, 7:34and is divided. So also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. 7:35And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. 7:36But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his virgin daughter, if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so requireth, let him do what he will; he sinneth not; let them marry. 7:37But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, shall do well. 7:38So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better. 7:39A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. 7:40But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.