Bible on The Divine

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.

And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:

And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.

A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.

And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses.

And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.