“But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labour among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work.  Live in peace with one another. 

“We urge you, brethren, admonish…

“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, ‘Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?  Now gird up your loins like a man, and I will ask you, and you instruct Me! …

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Jesus taught His disciples on the night he was betrayed:

“’Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.  In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.  If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and…

[Jesus teaching] “’You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’ 

“’But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says…

“Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, ‘I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. 

If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will…

“Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem.  And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 

He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.  In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them….

“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to …

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“For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.  For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.  But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, having now been…

“Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met Him.  Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and consoling her, when they saw that Mary got up quickly and went out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. Therefore, when Mary came where Jesus was, she…

“And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain – for He says, ‘At the acceptable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.’  Behold, now is ‘the acceptable time, ‘ behold, now is ‘the day of salvation’ – giving no cause for…

“In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

and He who searches the hearts and knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.  And we know that…

“Then the Lord said to me, ‘Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it in ordinary letters:  Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey.  And I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah, the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.’  So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. 

“Then the Lord said to me,…

“I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire; and he had in his hand a little book which was open….

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“Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near.  Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

“’For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are…

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things came into being through Him and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.  In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.  The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” John 1:1-5

[God speaking] “’For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. 

“‘For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth and make it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so will My word be which goes forth from…

“Jesus answered them and said, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.  Do not work for food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God has set His seal.

“Therefore they said to Him, ‘What shall,…

[King Darius after finding Cyrus’ Decree] “’Moreover, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of this house of God:  the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the River, and that without delay. 

“’Whatever is needed, both young,…

“At mealtime Boaz said to her, ‘Come here, that you may eat of the bread and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.’  So she sat beside the reapers; and he served her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left. 

“When she rose to glean, Boaz commanded his servants, saying,…

“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, ‘Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.  Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. 

“’Go now to the flock, and fetch me…