O Jehovah, how my adversaries have multiplied! Many are the ones who rise against me. Many are saying of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah. But You, O Jehovah, are a shield around me; my glory, and He who lifts up my head. I cried to Jehovah with my voice, …
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Why have the nations raged and the peoples are meditating vanity? The kings of the earth set themselves; yea, the rulers have plotted together against Jehovah and His Anointed One, saying, We will break their bands in two, and throw off their cords from us. He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord …
Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of scorners. But his delight is only in the Law of Jehovah, and he meditates in His Law day and night. And he shall be …
The kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man, a king, who made a wedding feast for his son. And he sent his slaves to call those being invited to the wedding feast, but they did not desire to come. Again he sent other slaves, saying, Tell the ones invited, Behold, I have prepared my …
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For Zion’s sake, I will not be silent; and for Jerusalem’s sake, I will not rest; until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning lamp. And nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. And you shall be called by a new name which the mouth of Jehovah …
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Therefore is the kingdom of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who willed to take account with his servants. And when he had begun to take it, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But he not having anything to pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his …
…the kingdom of Heaven has been compared to a man, a king, who desired to take account with his slaves. And he having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought near to him. But he not having any to repay, the lord commanded him to be sold, also his wife and …
Again, the kingdom of Heaven is compared to a drag net thrown into the sea, and gathering together of every kind; which, when it was filled, drawing it up on the shore, and sitting down, they gathered the good into containers, and they threw out the rotten. So it will be in the completion of …
Again, the kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man, a merchant seeking excellent pearls; who finding one very precious pearl, going away has sold all things, as many as he had, and bought it. (Matthew 13:45-46) Last time we looked at how the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. We …
Again, the kingdom of Heaven is compared to treasure being hidden in the field, which finding, a man hid; and for the joy of it, he goes and sells all things, as many as he has, and buys that field. (Matthew 13:44) Previously, we have looked at the idea of a field being likened to …
