“Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. 

The Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good And Evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will…

“Then the word of the Lord came to him [Elijah], saying: ‘Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.’ 

“So he arose and went to Zarephath and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks, and he called to her and said, ‘Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.’

“David came to Mahanaim.  And Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.  And Absalom set Amasa over the army in place of Joab. 

“Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.  And Israel and Absolom camped in the land of Gilead.

“Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.  Jesus said to them…

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(Saint Peter fish from Sea of Galilee)

“And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, ‘I feel compassion for the multitude, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not wish to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.’

“And the disciples said to Him, ‘Where…

“After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the officials of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me; behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of the Lord! 

“One basket had…

“Also men of Tyre were…

“In those days I saw in Judah some who were treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs and all kinds of loads, and they brought them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day.  So I admonished them on the day they sold food. 

“Also men of Tyre were…

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[Jesus teaching] “’And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find’ knock, and it shall be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.

“’Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish…

“Then Job answered, ‘Oh that my vexation were actually weighed, and laid in the balances together with my iniquity!  For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore my words have been rash.

“’For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; their poison my spirit drinks; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.,,,

[God told Moses to tell the people] “’’And when the days of her purification are completed, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the tent of meeting, a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. … 

“And David realised that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted, for the sake of His people Israel.” I Chronicles 14:2

“Then it happened as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart….

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“Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, ‘Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.’  But Ahaz said, ‘I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!’ 

“Then he said, ‘Listen now, O house of David!  Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God as well?  Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign:  Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will…

[Jesus teaching] “’Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  For you tithe mint and dill and cummin and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law:  justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.  

“You blind guides who…

“Give ear and hear my voice, listen and hear my words.  Does the farmer plow continually to plant seed?  Does he continually turn and harrow the ground?  Does he not level its surface, and sow dill and scatter cummin, and plant wheat in rows, barley in its place, and rye within its area? 

“For his God instructs and teaches him properly. 

“Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. 

“The people therefore cried out to…

“According to the grace of God, which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it.  But let each man be careful how he builds upon it.  For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid which is Jesus Christ…

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[the Lord speaking] “’Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past.  Behold I will do something new.  Now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it?  I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.

“’The beasts of the field will glorify Me; the jackals and the ostriches; because I have given water in the wilderness and…

“’I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.  The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.’” John 10:9-10

“And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.  But Jesus was saying, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing’  And they…