Bible Readings for Schools and CollegesJohn Martin Thomas, Abraham Howry Espenshade Macmillan, 1925 - 288 pages |
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... word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision , saying , Fear not , Abram : I am thy shield , and thy exceeding great reward . And he brought him forth abroad , and said , Look now toward heaven , and tell the stars , if thou be able to ...
... word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision , saying , Fear not , Abram : I am thy shield , and thy exceeding great reward . And he brought him forth abroad , and said , Look now toward heaven , and tell the stars , if thou be able to ...
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... word again . So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron , and he came to Shechem . And a certain man found him , and , behold , he was wander- ing in the field ; and the man asked him , saying , What seekest thou ? And he said , I seek my ...
... word again . So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron , and he came to Shechem . And a certain man found him , and , behold , he was wander- ing in the field ; and the man asked him , saying , What seekest thou ? And he said , I seek my ...
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... word shall all my people be ruled ; only in the throne will I be greater than thou . And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , See I have set thee over all the land of Egypt . And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand , and put it upon Joseph's ...
... word shall all my people be ruled ; only in the throne will I be greater than thou . And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , See I have set thee over all the land of Egypt . And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand , and put it upon Joseph's ...
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... words may be proved , whether there be any truth in you ; or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies . And he put them all together into ward1 three days . And Joseph said unto them the third day , This do , and live ; for I ...
... words may be proved , whether there be any truth in you ; or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies . And he put them all together into ward1 three days . And Joseph said unto them the third day , This do , and live ; for I ...
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... words be verified , and ye shall not die . And they did so . And they said one to another , We are verily guilty con- cerning our brother , in that we saw the anguish of his soul , when he besought us , and we would not hear ; therefore ...
... words be verified , and ye shall not die . And they did so . And they said one to another , We are verily guilty con- cerning our brother , in that we saw the anguish of his soul , when he besought us , and we would not hear ; therefore ...
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Abraham answered art thou beast behold blessed bread brethren bringeth brought called Canaan cast children of Israel children of men cometh commandments David doth earth Egypt Egyptians Elijah Ephrath evil eyes face fear flesh fowl fruit Galilee give glory goeth hast thou hath hear heard heaven holy iniquity Jacob Jerusalem Jesus Joseph Judea judgment king kingdom kingdom of heaven knoweth land of Egypt light Lord hath Lord said unto Lord thy maketh mercy midst Moses mouth pass Pharaoh Pharisees Philistine pray thee priests prophet Psalm rejoice righteousness saith unto salvation Samuel Saul say unto sent shalt thou Sisera sons sons of Noah soul spake spirit thereof thine hand thine heart things thou art thou hast thou shalt thy father thy servant tree unto the Lord unto thee unto thy voice waters wicked wilderness wisdom word Zarephath
Popular passages
Page 189 - Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Page 281 - And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month : and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Page 149 - When they had heard the king, they departed ; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts ; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Page 127 - The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; Because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, To give unto them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of...
Page 116 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed ; their young ones shall lie down together : and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Page 118 - The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it : surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Page 14 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then shall the Lord be my God...
Page 134 - Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God ? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Page 264 - Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often,...
Page 271 - Not that I speak in respect of want ; for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound : everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me.