Now don't be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.
The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
Yahweh said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don't put forth your hand." So Satan went forth from the presence of Yahweh.
"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
"I know that you can do all things, And that no purpose of yours can be restrained.
For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from Yahweh.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
Behold, Yahweh, like a [strong] man, will hurl you away violently; yes, he will wrap you up closely.
They don't know, neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes, that they can't see; and their hearts, that they can't understand.
I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil. I am Yahweh, who does all these things.
Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, you transgressors.
Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when you shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Yahweh shall prosper in his hand.
Nor for your sake do I [this], says the Lord Yahweh, be it known to you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, house of Israel.
that you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and you shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever he will.
Whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule.
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the paralytic--
For he said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"
They began to beg him to depart from their region.
He will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make ready for us there."
As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, "Most assuredly I tell you, one of you will betray me -- he who eats with me."
He said to them, "Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
"Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as you yourselves know,
him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, "Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome."
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,
However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.