Deuteronomy 16 Cross References - MSTC

¹ Observe the month of Abib, and offer Passover unto the LORD thy God. For in the month of Abib, the LORD thy God brought thee out of Egypt by night: ² Thou shalt therefore offer Passover unto the LORD thy God, and sheep and oxen in the place which the LORD shall choose to make his name dwell there. ³ Thou shalt eat no leavened bread therewith: but shalt eat therewith the bread of tribulation seven days long. For thou camest out of the land of Egypt in haste, that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest out of the land of Egypt, all days of thy life. ⁴ And see that there be no leavened bread seen in all thy coasts seven days long, and that there remain nothing of the flesh which thou hast offered the first day at evening, until the morning. ⁵ Thou mayest not offer Passover in any of thy cities which the LORD thy God giveth thee: ⁶ But in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to make his name dwell in, there thou shalt offer Passover at evening about the going down of the sun, even in the season that thou camest out of Egypt. ⁷ And thou shalt seethe and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen, and depart on the morrow and get thee unto thy tent. ⁸ Six days thou shalt eat sweet bread, and the seventh day is for the people to come together to the LORD thy God, that thou mayest do no work. ⁹ Then reckon the seven weeks, and begin to reckon the seven weeks when the sickle beginneth in the corn, ¹⁰ and keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God, that thou give a freewill offering of thine hand unto the LORD thy God according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee. ¹¹ And rejoice before the LORD thy God: both thou, thy son, thy daughter, thy servant and thy maid, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, the fatherless and the widow that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to make his name dwell there. ¹² And remember that thou was a servant in Egypt, that thou observe and do these ordinances. ¹³ Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days long, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine. ¹⁴ And thou shalt rejoice in that thy feast; both thou and thy son, thy daughter, thy servant, thy maid, the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless and the widow that are in thy cities. ¹⁵ Seven days thou shalt keep holy day unto the LORD thy God, in the place which the LORD shall choose: for the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy fruits and in all the works of thine hands, and thou shalt be all together gladness. ¹⁶ Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose: In the feast of sweet bread, in the feast of weeks and in the feast of the tabernacles. And they shall not appear before the LORD empty: ¹⁷ but every man with the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God, which he hath given thee. ¹⁸ Judges and officers thou shalt make thee in all thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes: And let them judge the people righteously. ¹⁹ Wrest not the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: for gifts blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous. ²⁰ But in all things follow righteousness, that thou mayest live and enjoy the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ²¹ Thou shalt plant no grove, of whatsoever trees it be, nigh unto the altar of the LORD thy God which thou shalt make thee. ²² Thou shalt set thee up no pillar, which the LORD thy God hateth.

² "This month shall be your chief month: even the first month of the year shall it be unto you. ³ Speak ye unto all the fellowship of Israel, saying that they take, the tenth day of this month, to every household: a sheep. ⁴ If the household be too few for a sheep, then let him and his neighbor that is next unto this house, take according to the number of souls, and count unto a sheep according to every man's eating. ⁵ A sheep without spot and a male of one year old shall it be, and from among the lambs and the goats shall ye take it. ⁶ And ye shall keep him inward, until the fourteenth day of the same month. And every man of the multitude of Israel shall kill him about even. ⁷ And they shall take of the blood and strike on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses, wherein they eat him. ⁸ And they shall eat the flesh the same night, roast with fire, and with unleavened bread, and with sour herbs they shall eat it. ⁹ See that ye eat not thereof sodden in water, but roast with fire: both head, feet, and purtenance together. ¹⁰ And see that ye let nothing of it remain unto the morning: if ought remain, burn it with fire. ¹¹ Of this manner shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, and shoes on your feet, and your staves in your hands. And ye shall eat it in haste; for it is the LORD's Passover. ¹² "For I will go about in the land of Egypt this same night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast, and upon all the gods of Egypt will I the LORD do execution. ¹³ And the blood shall be unto you a token, upon the houses wherein ye are; for when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. ¹⁴ And this day shall be unto you a remembrance, and ye shall keep it holy unto the LORD: even throughout your generations after you shall ye keep it holy day, that it be a custom forever. ¹⁵ Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread, so that even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be plucked out from Israel. ¹⁶ "The first day shall be a holy feast unto you, and the seventh also. There shall be no manner of work done in them, save about that only which every man must eat: that only may ye do. ¹⁷ And see that ye keep you to unleavened bread. For upon that same day I will bring your armies out of the land of Egypt, therefore ye shall observe this day and all your children after you, that it be a custom forever. ¹⁸ The first month and the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat sweet bread unto the twenty-first day of the month at even again. ¹⁹ Seven days see that there be no leavened bread found in your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread, that soul shall be rooted out from the multitude of Israel: whether he be a stranger or born in the land. ²⁰ Therefore see that ye eat no leavened bread, but in all your habitations eat sweet bread."

²⁹ And at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt: from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his seat, unto the firstborn of the captive that was in prison, and all firstborn of the cattle. ³⁰ Then Pharaoh arose the same night and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was a great crying throughout Egypt, for there was no house where there was not one dead. ³¹ And he called unto Moses and Aaron by night, saying, "Rise up, and get you out from among my people: both ye and also the children of Israel, and go and serve the LORD as ye have said. ³² And take your sheep and your oxen with you as ye have said, and depart and bless me also." ³³ And the Egyptians were fierce upon the people and made haste to send them out of the land: for they said, "We be all dead men." ³⁴ And the people took the dough before it was soured which they had in store, and bound it in cloths, and put it upon their shoulders. ³⁵ And the children of Israel did according to the saying of Moses: and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment. ³⁶ And the LORD gat the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and so they borrowed, and robbed the Egyptians. ³⁷ Thus took the children of Israel their journey from Rameses to Succoth; six hundred thousand men of foot, beside children. ³⁸ And much common people went also with them, and sheep, and oxen, and cattle exceeding much. ³⁹ And they baked sweet cakes of the dough which they brought out of Egypt, for it was not soured: because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not tarry, neither had they prepared them any other provision of meat. ⁴⁰ And the time of the dwelling of the children of Israel, which they dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. ⁴¹ And when the four hundred and thirty years were expired, even the self same day departed all the hosts of the LORD out of the land of Egypt. ⁴² This is a night to be observed to the LORD, because he brought them out of the land of Egypt. This is a night of the LORD, to be kept of all the children of Israel and of their generations after them.

⁴ This day come ye out of Egypt in the month of Abib.

¹⁵ Thou shalt keep the feast of sweet bread, that thou eat unleavened bread seven days long as I commanded thee in the time appointed of the month of Abib, for in that month thou camest out of Egypt: and see that no man appear before me empty.

¹⁸ The feast of sweet bread shalt thou keep, and seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed in the month of Abib: for in the month of Abib thou camest out of Egypt.

⁵ The fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the LORD's Passover.

² "Let the children of Israel offer Passover in his season: ³ even the fourteenth day of this month at even they shall keep it in his season, according to all the ordinances and manners thereof." ⁴ And Moses bade the children of Israel that they should offer Passover, ⁵ and they offered Passover the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: and did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.

¹⁶ And the fourteenth day of the first month shall be Passover unto the LORD.

⁵ A sheep without spot and a male of one year old shall it be, and from among the lambs and the goats shall ye take it. ⁶ And ye shall keep him inward, until the fourteenth day of the same month. And every man of the multitude of Israel shall kill him about even. ⁷ And they shall take of the blood and strike on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses, wherein they eat him.

¹⁶ And the fourteenth day of the first month shall be Passover unto the LORD. ¹⁷ And the fifteenth day of the same month shall be a feast, in which seven days men must eat unleavened bread. ¹⁸ The first day shall be a holy feast, so that ye shall do no manner of laborious work therein. ¹⁹ And ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD, two bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old without spot,

⁵ but ye shall enquire the place which the LORD your God shall have chosen out of all your tribes to put his name there and there to dwell.

¹¹ Therefore, when the LORD your God hath chosen a place to make his name dwell there, thither ye shall bring all that I command you: your burnt sacrifices and your offerings, your tithes and the heave offerings of your hands and all your godly vows which ye vow unto the LORD.

¹⁴ but in the place which the LORD shall have chosen among one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

¹⁸ but thou must eat them before the LORD thy God, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen: both thou, thy son and thy daughter, thy servant and thy maid and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, in all that thou puttest thine hand to.

²⁶ But thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take and go unto the place which the LORD hath chosen,

²⁰ but shalt eat them before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD hath chosen, both thou and thine household.

⁷ And Josiah gave to the common people in lambs and kids, for Passover offerings only, unto all that were present thirty thousand by tally, and three thousand oxen; even of the king's substance.

² "Ye know that after two days shall be Easter, and the son of man shall be delivered to be crucified."

¹⁷ The first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus saying unto him, "Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the paschal lamb?"

¹² And the first day of sweet bread, when men offer the paschal lamb, his disciples said unto him, "Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the Easter lamb?"

⁸ And he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare us the Easter lamb, that we may eat."

¹⁵ And he said unto them, "I have inwardly desired to eat this Easter lamb with you before that I suffer.

⁷ Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our Easter lamb is offered up for us.

⁸ And they shall eat the flesh the same night, roast with fire, and with unleavened bread, and with sour herbs they shall eat it.

¹¹ Of this manner shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, and shoes on your feet, and your staves in your hands. And ye shall eat it in haste; for it is the LORD's Passover.

¹⁴ And this day shall be unto you a remembrance, and ye shall keep it holy unto the LORD: even throughout your generations after you shall ye keep it holy day, that it be a custom forever. ¹⁵ Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread, so that even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be plucked out from Israel.

²⁶ And when your children ask you, 'What manner of service is this ye do?' ²⁷ Ye shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the LORD's Passover, which passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, as he smote the Egyptians and saved our houses.'" Then the people bowed themselves and worshipped.

³² And take your sheep and your oxen with you as ye have said, and depart and bless me also." ³³ And the Egyptians were fierce upon the people and made haste to send them out of the land: for they said, "We be all dead men."

³⁹ And they baked sweet cakes of the dough which they brought out of Egypt, for it was not soured: because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not tarry, neither had they prepared them any other provision of meat.

³ And Moses said unto the people, "Think on this day in which ye came out of Egypt and out of the house of bondage: for with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out from thence. See therefore that ye eat no leavened bread. ⁴ This day come ye out of Egypt in the month of Abib. ⁵ When the LORD hath brought thee in to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers that he would give thee: a land wherein milk and honey floweth, then see that thou keep this service in this same month. ⁶ Seven days thou shalt eat sweet bread, and the seventh day shall be feastful unto the LORD. ⁷ Therefore thou shalt eat sweet bread seven days, and see that there be no leavened bread seen nor yet leaven among you in all your quarters. ⁸ And thou shalt show thy son at that time, saying, 'This is done, because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came out of Egypt.' ⁹ Therefore it shall be a sign unto thee upon thine hand and a remembrance between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy mouth. For with a strong hand the LORD brought thee out of Egypt;

⁶ And the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of sweet bread unto the LORD; seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

¹¹ the fourteenth day of the second month at even, and eat it with sweet bread and sour herbs,

¹⁷ And the fifteenth day of the same month shall be a feast, in which seven days men must eat unleavened bread.

²⁷ and say, 'Thus sayeth the king. Put ye this fellow in the prison house and feed him with bread and water straightly, until I return in peace.'"

⁹ I eat ashes with my bread, and mingle my drink with weeping,

⁴ The merciful and gracious LORD hath so done his marvelous works, that they ought to be had in remembrance.

² It is but lost labour that ye rise up early, and take no rest, but eat the bread of carefulness; for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

¹⁰ Moreover, upon the house of David and upon the citizens of Jerusalem, will I pour out the spirit of grace and prayer, so that they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall beweep him, as men mourn for their only begotten son: Yea, and be sorry for him, as men are sorry for their first child

¹⁹ And he took bread, gave thanks, and brake it, and gave it unto them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. This do in the remembrance of me."

⁸ Therefore let us keep holiday, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of maliciousness and wickedness — but with the sweet bread of pureness and truth.

²⁴ and thanked and brake, and said, "Take ye, and eat ye. This is my body which is broken for you. This do ye in the remembrance of me." ²⁵ After the same manner he took the cup when supper was done saying, "This cup is the new testament in my blood, this do as oft as ye drink it, in the remembrance of me." ²⁶ For as often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye shall show the Lord's death, till he come.

¹⁰ For ye sorrowed godly: so that in nothing were ye hurt by us. For godly sorrow causeth repentance, unto salvation not to be repented of: when worldly sorrow causeth death. ¹¹ Behold what diligence this godly sorrow that ye took hath wrought in you: yea it caused you to clear yourselves. It caused indignation, it caused fear, it caused desire, it caused a fervent mind, it caused punishment. For in all things ye have showed yourselves that ye were clear in that matter.

⁶ And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord: and received the word in much affliction, with joy of the holy ghost:

¹⁰ And see that ye let nothing of it remain unto the morning: if ought remain, burn it with fire.

¹⁵ Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread, so that even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be plucked out from Israel.

⁷ Therefore thou shalt eat sweet bread seven days, and see that there be no leavened bread seen nor yet leaven among you in all your quarters.

²⁵ "Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread: neither shall ought of the sacrifice of the feast of Passover, be left unto the morning.

⁵ but ye shall enquire the place which the LORD your God shall have chosen out of all your tribes to put his name there and there to dwell. ⁶ And thither thou shalt come, and thither ye shall bring your burnt sacrifices and your offerings, your tithes and heave offerings of your hands, your vows and free will offerings and thy first born of your oxen and of your sheep.

² Thou shalt therefore offer Passover unto the LORD thy God, and sheep and oxen in the place which the LORD shall choose to make his name dwell there.

⁶ And ye shall keep him inward, until the fourteenth day of the same month. And every man of the multitude of Israel shall kill him about even. ⁷ And they shall take of the blood and strike on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses, wherein they eat him. ⁸ And they shall eat the flesh the same night, roast with fire, and with unleavened bread, and with sour herbs they shall eat it. ⁹ See that ye eat not thereof sodden in water, but roast with fire: both head, feet, and purtenance together.

³ even the fourteenth day of this month at even they shall keep it in his season, according to all the ordinances and manners thereof."

²⁰ When the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

² but in these last days he hath spoken unto us by his son, whom he hath made heir of all things: by whom also he made the world. ³ Which son, being the brightness of his glory, and very image of his substance, bearing up all things with the word of his power, hath in his own person purged our sins, and is sitten on the righthand of the majesty on high,

²⁶ for then must he have often suffered since the world began: But now in the end of the world, hath he appeared once, to put sin to flight, by the offering up of himself.

¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb undefiled, and without spot, ²⁰ which was ordained before the world was made: but was declared in the last times for your sakes.

⁶ But in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to make his name dwell in, there thou shalt offer Passover at evening about the going down of the sun, even in the season that thou camest out of Egypt.

²³ And in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.

¹³ And they dressed the Passover with fire as the manner was. But the other hallowed, dedicated beasts they sod in pots, cauldrons and pans and divided them quickly among all the common people.

¹⁴ I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart also in the midst of my body is even like melting wax. ¹⁵ My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums, and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death.

¹³ And the Jews' Easter was even at hand; And Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

²³ When he was at Jerusalem, at Easter in the feast, many believed on his name, when they saw his miracles which he did:

⁵⁵ And the Jews' Easter was nigh at hand, and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the Easter to purify themselves.

¹⁵ Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread, so that even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be plucked out from Israel. ¹⁶ "The first day shall be a holy feast unto you, and the seventh also. There shall be no manner of work done in them, save about that only which every man must eat: that only may ye do.

⁶ Seven days thou shalt eat sweet bread, and the seventh day shall be feastful unto the LORD. ⁷ Therefore thou shalt eat sweet bread seven days, and see that there be no leavened bread seen nor yet leaven among you in all your quarters. ⁸ And thou shalt show thy son at that time, saying, 'This is done, because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came out of Egypt.'

⁶ And the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of sweet bread unto the LORD; seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. ⁷ The first day shall be a holy feast unto you, so that ye may do no laborious work therein. ⁸ But ye shall offer sacrifices unto the LORD seven days, and the seventh day also shall be a holy feast, so that ye may do no laborious work therein.'"

³⁶ Seven days ye shall offer sacrifice unto the LORD, and the eighth day shall be a holy feast unto you, and ye shall offer sacrifice unto the LORD. It is the end of the feast, and ye shall do no laborious work therein.

⁹ And the eighth day they made a gathering. For they kept the hallowing of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

¹⁸ And every day from the first day unto the last, read he in the book of the law of God. And seven days held they the feast, and on the eighth day they gathered together, according unto the manner.

¹⁴ Proclaim a fasting, call the congregation, gather the elders and all the inhabiters of the land together in to the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD.

¹⁶ And the feast of Harvest, when thou reapest the first fruits of thy labors which thou hast sown in the field. And the feast of ingathering, in the end of the year: when thou hast gathered in thy labors out of the field.

²² Thou shalt observe the feast of weeks with the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the years' end.

¹⁵ "'And ye shall count from the morrow after the Sabbath: even from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering, seven weeks complete: ¹⁶ even unto the morrow after the seventh week ye shall number fifty days. And then ye shall bring a new meat offering unto the LORD.

²⁶ And the day of your first fruits when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD in your weeks, shall be a holy feast unto you: ²⁷ so that ye shall do no laborious work therein. And ye shall offer a burnt offering of a sweet savour unto the LORD: two young bullocks, and a ram, and seven lambs of a year old apiece, ²⁸ with their meat offerings of flour mingled with oil three tenth deals unto a bullock two tenth deals to a ram, ²⁹ and evermore one tenth deal unto a lamb throughout the seven lambs, ³⁰ and a he-goat to make an atonement for you.

¹⁰ and keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God, that thou give a freewill offering of thine hand unto the LORD thy God according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.

¹⁶ Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose: In the feast of sweet bread, in the feast of weeks and in the feast of the tabernacles. And they shall not appear before the LORD empty:

¹³ to offer day by day according to the commandment of Moses, and in the Sabbaths and new moons, and the three solemn feasts of the year: the feast of sweetbread, the feast of weeks and the feast of booths.

¹ When the fiftieth day was come, they were all with one accord gathered together in one place.

⁸ I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost:

¹ Wherefore we ought to give the more heed to the things which we have heard, lest we perish.

⁷ But if he be not able to bring a sheep, then let him bring for his trespass which he hath sinned, two turtle doves or two young pigeons unto the LORD; one for a sin offering and another for a burnt offering.

⁸ But and if she be not able to bring a sheep, then let her bring two turtles or two young pigeons: the one for the burnt offering, and the other for the sin offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.'"

²⁶ And though he have no man to redeem it for him, yet if his hand can get sufficient to buy it out again,

²⁸ And take a portion unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle, one of five hundred of the women and of the oxen and of the asses and of the sheep;

³⁷ and the LORD's part of the sheep was six hundred and seventy five.

¹⁶ Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose: In the feast of sweet bread, in the feast of weeks and in the feast of the tabernacles. And they shall not appear before the LORD empty: ¹⁷ but every man with the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God, which he hath given thee.

⁹ Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstlings of all thine increase: ¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenteousness, and thy presses shall flow over with sweet wine.

²² The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.

¹⁴ Who can tell whether the Lord will turn and have compassion and shall leave after him a blessing? Sacrifice, and drink offering unto the LORD your God. ¹⁵ And now, I pray you, consider from this day forth, and how it hath gone with you afore - before there was laid one stone upon another in the temple of the LORD - ¹⁶ that when ye came to a corn heap of twenty bushels, there were scarce ten: and that when ye came to the wine press for to pour out fifty pots of wine, there were scarce twenty. ¹⁷ For I smote you with heat, blasting and hailstones in all the labors of your hands: yet was there none of you, that would turn unto me, sayeth the LORD. ¹⁸ Consider then from this day forth and afore, namely, from the twenty fourth day of the ninth month, unto the day that the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid: Mark it well, ¹⁹ is not the seed yet in the barn? Have not the vines, the fig trees, the pomegranates and the olive trees been yet unfruitful? But from this day forth, I shall make them to prosper."

¹⁰ Bring every tithe into my barn, that there may be meat in mine house: and prove me withal, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven unto you, and pour you out a blessing with plenteousness. ¹¹ Yea, I shall reprove the consumer for your sakes, so that he shall not eat up the fruit of your ground, neither shall the vineyard be barren in the field, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

² Upon some Sunday, let every one of you put aside at home, and lay up whatsoever he thinketh meet, that there be no gatherings when I come.

¹⁰ And I give counsel hereto: For this is expedient for you, which began — not to do only, but also to will — a year ago.

¹² For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

⁵ Wherefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, to come before hand unto you, for to prepare your good blessing promised afore, that it might be ready: so that it be a blessing, and not a defrauding. ⁶ This yet remember, how that he which soweth little, shall reap little: and he that soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously. ⁷ And let every man do according as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver. ⁸ God is able to make you rich in all grace, that ye in all things having sufficient unto the utmost, may be rich unto all manner good works, ⁹ as it is written, "He that dispersed abroad and hath given to the poor, his righteousness remaineth for ever." ¹⁰ He that findeth the sower seed, shall minister bread for food, and shall multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your righteousness — that on all parts ¹¹ ye may be made rich in all singleness, which causeth through us, thanksgiving unto God.

⁷ And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye lay your hands on, both ye and your households, because the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.

¹² And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, both ye, your sons and your daughters, your servants and your maids and the Levite that is within your gates for he hath neither part nor inheritance with you.

¹⁴ And thou shalt rejoice in that thy feast; both thou and thy son, thy daughter, thy servant, thy maid, the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless and the widow that are in thy cities.

⁵ Thou helpest him that doth right with cheerfulness, and them that think upon thy ways. But lo, thou art angry: for we offend, and have been ever in sin, and there is not one whole.

¹⁰ Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her. Be joyful with her, all ye that mourned for her. ¹¹ For ye shall suck comfort out of her breasts, and be satisfied. Ye shall taste, and have delight in the plenteousness of her power. ¹² For thus sayeth the LORD: behold, I will let peace into her, like a water flood, and the might of the Heathen like a flowing stream. Then shall ye suck, ye shall be born upon her sides, and be joyful upon her knees. ¹³ For like as a child is comforted of his mother, so shall I comfort you, and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like a herb. Thus shall the hand of the LORD be known among his servants, and his indignation among his enemies.

¹⁸ But as for me, I will be glad in the LORD, and will rejoice in God my Saviour.

¹¹ Not only so, but we also joy in God by the means of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have received the atonement.

²⁴ Not that we be lords over your faith: but helpers of your joy. For by faith ye stand.

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice.

¹⁵ And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God delivered thee thence: wherefore I command thee this thing today.

¹⁵ Seven days thou shalt keep holy day unto the LORD thy God, in the place which the LORD shall choose: for the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy fruits and in all the works of thine hands, and thou shalt be all together gladness.

¹⁹ {Zayin} O remember yet my misery and my trouble; the wormwood and the gall. ²⁰ Yea, thou shalt remember them, for my soul melteth away in me.

¹⁷ God be thanked, that though ye were once the servants of sin, ye have yet obeyed with your heart unto the form of doctrine where unto ye were delivered. ¹⁸ Ye are then made free from sin, and are become the servants of righteousness.

¹ And you hath he quickened also, that were dead in trespass and sin: ² in the which, in time past, ye walked, according to the course of this world, and after the governor that ruleth in the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of unbelief, ³ among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others.

¹¹ Wherefore, remember that ye, being in time past gentiles in the flesh, and were called "uncircumcision" to them which are called "circumcision" in the flesh — which circumcision is made by hands -

³⁴ "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say, 'The fifteenth day of the same seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles, seven days unto the LORD. ³⁵ The first day shall be a holy feast, so that ye shall do no laborious work therein. ³⁶ Seven days ye shall offer sacrifice unto the LORD, and the eighth day shall be a holy feast unto you, and ye shall offer sacrifice unto the LORD. It is the end of the feast, and ye shall do no laborious work therein.

¹² And the fifteenth day of the seventh month shall be a holy day and ye shall do no laborious work therein, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD of seven days long. ¹³ And ye shall offer a burnt offering of a sweet savour unto the LORD: thirteen bullocks two rams and fourteen lambs which are yearlings and pure, ¹⁴ with oil, three tenth deals unto every one of the thirteen bullocks: two tenth deals to either of the rams, ¹⁵ and one tenth deal unto each of the fourteen lambs. ¹⁶ And one he-goat unto a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering with his meat and drink offerings. ¹⁷ And the second day, twelve young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen yearling lambs without spot: ¹⁸ and their meat offerings and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to the number of them and after the manner. ¹⁹ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ²⁰ And the third day, eleven bullocks two rams and fourteen yearling lambs without spot: ²¹ and their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, after the number of them and according to the manner. ²² And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ²³ And the fourth day, ten bullocks two rams and fourteen lambs, yearlings and pure: ²⁴ and their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to their number and after the manner. ²⁵ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ²⁶ And the fifth day, nine bullocks, two rams and fourteen lambs of one year old apiece without spot. ²⁷ And their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to the number of them and after the manner. ²⁸ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ²⁹ And the sixth day, eight bullocks, two rams and fourteen yearling lambs without spot. ³⁰ And their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to the manner. ³¹ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ³² And the seventh day, seven bullocks, two rams and fourteen lambs that are yearlings and pure. ³³ And their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to their number and to the manner. ³⁴ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ³⁵ And the eighth day shall be the conclusion of the feast unto you, and ye shall do no manner laborious work therein. ³⁶ And ye shall offer a burnt offering of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram and seven yearling lambs without spot. ³⁷ And the meat and drink offerings unto the bullock, ram and lambs, according to their numbers and according to the manner. ³⁸ And a he-goat for a sin offering beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ³⁹ These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your feasts: beside your vows and freewill offerings, in your burnt offerings, meat offerings, drink offerings and peace offerings."' ⁴⁰ And Moses told the children of Israel, according to all that the LORD commanded him.

¹⁰ and commanded them, saying, "At the end of seven years, in the time of the free year, in the feast of the tabernacles,

³ And all the men of Israel resorted unto the king in the feast of the seventh month.

⁸ And Solomon kept a feast the same season of seven days, and all Israel with him, an exceeding great congregation, even from Hamath unto the river of Egypt. ⁹ And the eighth day they made a gathering. For they kept the hallowing of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. ¹⁰ And the twenty third day of the seventh month, he let the people depart unto their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed to David, to Solomon and to Israel his people.

⁴ And held the feast of tabernacles as it is written, and offered burnt sacrifices daily, in order: according to the custom, day by day.

¹⁴ And they found written in the law, how that the LORD had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month. ¹⁵ And so they caused it be declared and proclaimed in all their cities, and at Jerusalem, saying, "Go up unto the mount and fetch Olive branches, and Pine branches, Myrtle branches, Palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written." ¹⁶ And the people went up, and fetched them, and made them booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street by the Watergate, and in the street by port Ephraim. ¹⁷ And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity, made booths, and dwelt therein. For since the time of Jeshua the son of Nun unto this day, had not the children of Israel done so, and there was very great gladness. ¹⁸ And every day from the first day unto the last, read he in the book of the law of God. And seven days held they the feast, and on the eighth day they gathered together, according unto the manner.

¹⁶ Every one that remaineth then of all the people, which came against Jerusalem, shall go up yearly, to worship the King, even the LORD of Hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. ¹⁷ And look: what generation upon earth goeth not up to Jerusalem for to worship the King, even the LORD of Hosts: upon the same shall come no rain. ¹⁸ If the kindred of Egypt go not up, and come not, it shall not rain upon them neither. This shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all Heathen, that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

² The Jews' tabernacle feast was at hand.

¹¹ And rejoice before the LORD thy God: both thou, thy son, thy daughter, thy servant and thy maid, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, the fatherless and the widow that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to make his name dwell there.

¹¹ and rejoice over all the good things which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee and unto thine house, both thou the Levite and the stranger that is among you.

⁹ And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. ¹⁰ Therefore said he unto them, "Go your way, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part unto them also that have not prepared themselves: for this day is holy unto our LORD. Be not ye sorry therefore: for the joy of the LORD is your strength." ¹¹ And the Levites stilled all the people, and said, "Hold your peace, for the day is holy: vex not ye yourselves." ¹² And all the people went their way to eat and to drink, and to send part unto others, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

⁷ Go thou thy way then, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness, for thy works please God.

¹ So that then thou shalt say, "I will praise thee O LORD, that though thou were angry with me, yet thine anger is turned, and thou hast comforted me. ² Behold, God is my salvation: I will be bold therefore and not fear. For the LORD God is my strength and my praise whereof I sing: and is become my saviour. ³ And ye shall draw water in gladness out of the wells of salvation. ⁴ And ye shall say in that day, 'Give thanks unto the LORD: call on his name: make his deeds known among the heathen: remember that his name is high.' ⁵ Lift up! Sing unto the LORD, for he hath done excellently, and that is known throughout all the world. ⁶ Cry and shout thou inhabiter of Zion, for great among you is the holy of Israel.

⁶ Moreover, the LORD of Hosts shall once prepare a feast for all people upon the hill: A plenteous, costly, pleasant feast, of fat and well-fed beasts, of sweet and most pure things. ⁷ Upon the hill shall he take away the side veil that hangeth before the face of all people, and the covering wherewith all Gentiles are covered. ⁸ As for death, he shall utterly consume it. The LORD God shall wipe away the tears from all faces, and take away the rebuke of his people through the whole world. For the LORD himself hath said it.

²⁹ But ye shall sing, as the use is in the night of the holy solemnity. Ye shall rejoice from your heart, as they that come with the pipe, when they go up to the mount of the LORD, unto the rock of Israel.

¹⁰ And the redeemed of the LORD shall convert, and come to Zion with thanksgiving. Everlasting joy shall they have, pleasure and gladness shall be among them. And as for all sorrow and heaviness, it shall vanish away.

¹⁶ Rejoice ever.

³⁶ Seven days ye shall offer sacrifice unto the LORD, and the eighth day shall be a holy feast unto you, and ye shall offer sacrifice unto the LORD. It is the end of the feast, and ye shall do no laborious work therein. ³⁷ "'These are the feasts of the LORD which ye shall proclaim holy feasts, for to offer sacrifice unto the LORD, burnt offerings, meat offerings, and drink offerings every day: ³⁸ beside the Sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and all your vows, and all your freewill offerings which ye shall give unto the LORD. ³⁹ "'Moreover in the fifteenth day of the seventh month after that ye have gathered in the fruits of the land, ye shall keep holy day unto the LORD seven days long. The first day shall be a day of rest, and the eighth day shall be a day of rest. ⁴⁰ And ye shall take you the first day, the fruits of goodly trees and the branches of palm trees and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and shall rejoice before the LORD seven days. ⁴¹ And ye shall keep it holy day unto the LORD seven days in the year. And it shall be a law forever unto your children after you, that ye keep that feast in the seventh month. ⁴² And ye shall dwell in booths seven days: even all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths,

¹² And the fifteenth day of the seventh month shall be a holy day and ye shall do no laborious work therein, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD of seven days long. ¹³ And ye shall offer a burnt offering of a sweet savour unto the LORD: thirteen bullocks two rams and fourteen lambs which are yearlings and pure, ¹⁴ with oil, three tenth deals unto every one of the thirteen bullocks: two tenth deals to either of the rams, ¹⁵ and one tenth deal unto each of the fourteen lambs. ¹⁶ And one he-goat unto a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering with his meat and drink offerings. ¹⁷ And the second day, twelve young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen yearling lambs without spot: ¹⁸ and their meat offerings and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to the number of them and after the manner. ¹⁹ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ²⁰ And the third day, eleven bullocks two rams and fourteen yearling lambs without spot: ²¹ and their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, after the number of them and according to the manner. ²² And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ²³ And the fourth day, ten bullocks two rams and fourteen lambs, yearlings and pure: ²⁴ and their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to their number and after the manner. ²⁵ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ²⁶ And the fifth day, nine bullocks, two rams and fourteen lambs of one year old apiece without spot. ²⁷ And their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to the number of them and after the manner. ²⁸ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ²⁹ And the sixth day, eight bullocks, two rams and fourteen yearling lambs without spot. ³⁰ And their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to the manner. ³¹ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ³² And the seventh day, seven bullocks, two rams and fourteen lambs that are yearlings and pure. ³³ And their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams and lambs, according to their number and to the manner. ³⁴ And a he-goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings. ³⁵ And the eighth day shall be the conclusion of the feast unto you, and ye shall do no manner laborious work therein. ³⁶ And ye shall offer a burnt offering of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram and seven yearling lambs without spot. ³⁷ And the meat and drink offerings unto the bullock, ram and lambs, according to their numbers and according to the manner. ³⁸ And a he-goat for a sin offering beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offerings.

¹³ and will love thee, bless thee and multiply thee: he will bless the fruit of thy womb and the fruit of thy field, thy corn, thy wine and thy oil, the fruit of thine oxen and the flocks of thy sheep in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

⁸ The LORD shall command the blessing to be with thee in thy store houses and in all that thou settest thine hand to, and will bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ⁹ "The LORD shall make thee a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God and walk in his ways. ¹⁰ And all nations of the earth shall see that thou art called after the name of the LORD, and they shall be afeared of thee. ¹¹ And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, in the fruit of thy cattle and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. ¹² "The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, even the heaven, to give rain unto thy land in due season and to bless all the labours of thine hand. And thou shalt lend unto many nations, but shalt not need to borrow thyself.

¹⁶ in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God and to walk in his ways and to keep his commandments, his ordinances and his laws: that thou mayest live and multiply, and that the LORD thy God may bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

¹⁴ "Three feasts thou shalt hold unto me in a year. ¹⁵ Thou shalt keep the feast of sweet bread, that thou eat unleavened bread seven days long as I commanded thee in the time appointed of the month of Abib, for in that month thou camest out of Egypt: and see that no man appear before me empty. ¹⁶ And the feast of Harvest, when thou reapest the first fruits of thy labors which thou hast sown in the field. And the feast of ingathering, in the end of the year: when thou hast gathered in thy labors out of the field. ¹⁷ "Three times in a year shall all thy men children appear before the Lord Jehovah.

²⁰ But the first of the ass thou shalt buy out with a sheep, or if thou redeem him not: see thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou must needs redeem. And see that no man appear before me empty.

²² Thou shalt observe the feast of weeks with the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the years' end. ²³ Thrice in a year shall all your men children appear before the Lord Jehovah, God of Israel:

²⁵ And thrice a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he had built unto the LORD, to burn the fat thereon: which altar is before the LORD. And when king Solomon had made the house perfect,

³ And yet because I have lust to the house of my God, I have several gold and silver which I give to the house of my God above all I have prepared for the holy house: ⁴ even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of silver tried: ⁵ to sile the walls of the house with gold where it becometh, and with silver where silver is meet, and for all manner of work by the hands of Artificers. And let me see who is willing also, to fill his hand for the LORD this day." ⁶ And the ancient lords and the lords of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and hundreds and the lords over the substance of the king, were willing ⁷ and gave for the service of the house of God, five thousand talents of gold and ten thousand pieces of gold coins, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. ⁸ And they that had precious stones gave them for the treasure of the house of the LORD, unto the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. ⁹ And the people rejoiced that they were so willing: for with a pure heart they were willing unto the LORD. And thereto David the king rejoiced with great gladness.

¹⁴ But all is of thee, and of that we received of thine hand we have given thee. ¹⁵ For we be but strangers before thee and tenants, as were all our fathers. Our days on the earth is but a shadow, and there is none abiding. ¹⁶ O LORD our God, all this heap that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name, cometh of thine hand, and is all thine. ¹⁷ I know my God, that thou provest the heart and hast pleasure in plainness. And in plainness of mine heart I have willingly given all this. And now I see thy people, which are here in gladness to offer willingly to thee.

⁸ Ascribe unto the LORD the honour due unto his name; bring presents, and come into his court. {TYNDALE: Give honour unto the LORD's name; bring presents and come before him.}

¹⁸ But all her occupying and wining shall be hallowed unto the LORD. For then shall they lay up nothing behind them nor upon heaps: but the merchandise of Tyre shall belong to the citizens of the LORD, to the feeding and sustaining of the hungry, and to the clothing of the aged.

⁶ The abundance of camels shall cover thee, and the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah shall come all of them from Sheba, and bring gold and frankincense, and shall preach the praise of the LORD. ⁷ All the cattle of Cedar shall be gathered unto thee, the rams Nebaioth shall serve thee, to be offered upon mine altar, which I have chosen, and in the house of my glory which I have garnished. ⁸ But what are these that flee here like clouds, and as the doves flying to their windows? ⁹ The isles also shall gather them unto me, and especially the ships of the sea: that they may bring the sons from far, and their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, unto the holy one of Israel, that hath glorified thee.

⁹ Ye looked for much, and lo it is come to little: and though ye bring it home, yet do I blow it away. And why so, sayeth the LORD of Hosts? Even because that my house lieth so waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

¹¹ and went into the house, and found the child with Mary his mother, and knelt down, and worshipped him: and opened their treasures, and offered unto him gifts; gold, frankincense and myrrh.

³ And they caught him and beat him and sent him again empty.

⁸ If he be too poor so to be set, then let him come before the priest: and let the priest value him, according as the hand of him that vowed is able to get.

⁶³ And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.

⁴¹ And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people put money into the treasury. And many that were rich, cast in much. ⁴² And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. ⁴³ And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury. ⁴⁴ For they all did cast in of their superfluity: But she of her poverty, did cast in all that she had, even all her living."

⁶ This yet remember, how that he which soweth little, shall reap little: and he that soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously. ⁷ And let every man do according as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver.

²⁵ and chose active men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, captains over thousands, over hundreds, over fifty and over ten. ²⁶ And they judged the people at all seasons, and brought the hard causes unto Moses: and judged all small matters themselves.

⁶ Then let his master bring him unto the judges and set him to the door or the doorpost, and bore his ear through with an awl, and let him be his servant forever.

¹⁵ And then I took the heads of your tribes, men of wisdom and that were expert, and made them rulers over you: captains over thousands and over hundreds, over fifty and over ten, and officers among your tribes. ¹⁶ And I charged your judges the same time, saying, 'Hear your brethren and judge righteously between every man and his brother and the stranger that is with him. ¹⁷ See that ye know no man in judgment: but hear the small as well as the great and be afraid of no man, for the judgment is God's. And the cause that is too hard for you, bring unto me and I will hear it.'

⁹ and go unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and ask, and they shall show thee how to judge.

¹² And that man that will do presumptuously, so that he will not hearken unto the priest that standeth there to minister unto the LORD thy God or unto the judge, shall die: and so thou shalt put away evil from Israel.

¹⁷ then let both the men which strive together stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges which shall be in those days, ¹⁸ and let the judges enquire a good. And if the witness be found false and that he hath given false witness against his brother,

² Then let thine elders and thy judges come forth and meet unto the cities that are round about the slain.

⁴ Of which twenty four thousand were set to further the work of the house of the LORD. And six thousand were officers and judges.

²⁹ Among the Izrahites was Chenaniah, with his sons, for the work without over Israel, officers and judges.

⁵ And he set judges in the land, throughout all the strong cities of Judah, city by city, ⁶ and said to the judges, "Take heed what ye do: for ye be not judges in the law of man, but of the LORD - which is with you in the words of the law. ⁷ Wherefore, let the fear of the LORD be with you, and take heed and do it. For there is no unrighteousness in the LORD our God nor regarding of persons, nor taking of rewards." ⁸ Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and of the priests and of the ancient heads of Israel, over the customs of the LORD and causes of strife. And then they returned again to Jerusalem. ⁹ And he charged them, saying, "Do even so in the fear of the LORD with truth and pure heart. ¹⁰ And whatsoever come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, law, commandment, ordinances and customs: see that ye warn them, that they trespass not against the LORD; lest wrath come upon you and on your brethren. Thus do and ye shall not offend. ¹¹ And see here, Amariah the priest which is head over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, a ruler in the house of Judah, he is over all causes concerning the king, with officers of the Levites before you. Take courage to you and go upon it, and the LORD shall be with the good."

² How long will ye give wrong judgment, and accept the persons of the ungodly? Selah. ³ Defend the poor and fatherless, see that such as be in need and necessity have right.

¹ Let every soul submit himself unto the authority of the higher powers. For there is no power, but of God. The powers that be, are ordained of God. ² Whosoever therefore resisteth power, resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist, shall receive to themselves damnation. ³ For rulers are not to be feared for good works but for evil. Wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same. ⁴ For he is the minister of God, for thy wealth. But and if thou do evil, then fear: for he beareth not a sword for nought; but is the minister of God, to take vengeance on them that do evil. ⁵ Wherefore ye must needs obey, not for fear of vengeance only: but also because of conscience. ⁶ And even for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are God's ministers, serving for the same purpose.

² Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil: neither answer in a matter of plea that thou wouldest, to follow many, turn aside from the truth;

⁶ Thou shalt not hinder the right of the poor that are among you in their suit. ⁷ "Keep thee far from a false matter, and the Innocent and righteous see thou slay not; for I will not justify the wicked. ⁸ Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts blind the seeing and pervert the words of the righteous.

¹⁵ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shalt not favour the poor nor honour the mighty, but shalt judge thy neighbour righteously.

¹⁷ For the LORD your God, he is God of Gods and Lord of lords; a great God, a mighty and a terrible which regardeth no man's person nor taketh gifts:

¹⁷ Hinder not the right of the stranger nor of the fatherless, nor take widow's raiment to pledge.

¹⁹ "'Cursed be he that hindereth the right of the stranger, fatherless and widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

³ Nevertheless, his sons followed not his steps: but turned aside after lucre and took rewards, and perverted the right.

³ Behold, here I am. Answer me before the LORD and before his anointed, whose ox have I taken? Or whose ass have I taken? Whom have I done wrong to? Or whom have I oppressed? And of whose hand have I received any bribe, to blind mine eyes therewith? And I will restore it you again."

²¹ Did I ever lift up my hand to hurt the fatherless; yea, in the gates where I saw myself to be in authority? ²² Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder, and mine arm holes be broken from the joints.

²³ The ungodly taketh gifts out of the bosom, to wrest the ways of judgment.

²³ These are also the sayings of the wise. It is not good to have respect of any person in judgment.

²⁸ Be no false witness against thy neighbour, and hurt him not with thy lips.

⁷ Whoso doeth wrong, maketh a wise man to go out of his wit, and destroyeth a gentle heart.

¹⁷ Study to do righteously, and help the oppressed. Avenge the fatherless and defend the cause of widows. Come, let us show each his grief to other and make an atonement, saith the LORD.

²³ Thy princes are traitors and companions of thieves. They love gifts altogether, and gape for rewards. As for the fatherless, they help him not to his right, neither will they let the widows causes come before them.

¹⁵ He that leadeth a godly life - say I - and speaketh the truth; He that abhorreth to do violence and deceit; he that keepeth his hand that he touch no reward; which stoppeth his ears, that he hear no counsel against the innocent; which holdeth down his eyes, that he see none evil.

²⁸ hereof are they fat and wealthy, and are run away from me with shameful blasphemies. They minister not the law, they make no end of the fatherless cause, they judge not the poor according to equity.

¹² Yea, gifts have been received in thee to shed blood. Thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, sayeth the LORD God.

³ yet they say they do well when they do evil. As the prince will, so sayeth the judge: that he may do him a pleasure again. The great man speaketh what his heart desireth; and the hearers allow him.

⁴ for the law is torn in pieces, and there can no right judgment go forth. And why? The ungodly is more set by than the righteous: this is the cause that wrong judgment proceedeth.

³ Her rulers within her are as roaring lions: her judges are as wolves in the evening, which leave nothing behind them till the morrow. ⁴ Her prophets are light persons and unfaithful men: her priests unhallow the Sanctuary, and do wrong under the pretence of the law. ⁵ But the just LORD that doth no unright, was among them, every morning showing them his law clearly, and ceased not. But the ungodly will not learn to be ashamed.

³⁴ Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, "Of a truth I perceive, that God is not partial:

³⁷ Then said Paul unto them, "They have beaten us, openly un-condemned, for all that we are Romans, and have cast us into prison: and now would they send us away privily? Nay not so, but let them come themselves and fetch us out."

³ Then said Paul to him, "God shall smite thee, thou painted wall. Sittest thou and judgest me after the law: and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?"

¹ And now hearken, Israel, unto the ordinances and laws which I teach you, for to do them: that ye may live and go and conquer the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

¹³ Thou shalt not have in thy bag two manner weights, a great and a small: ¹⁴ neither shalt thou have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. ¹⁵ But thou shalt have a perfect and a just measure: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ¹⁶ For all that do such things and all that do unright, are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

⁵ If a man be godly, and do the thing that is equal and right,

⁹ he walketh in my commandments, and keepeth my laws, and performeth them faithfully: This is a righteous man, he shall surly live, sayeth the LORD God.

⁸ I will show thee, O man, what is good, and what the LORD requireth of thee: Namely, to do right, to have pleasure in loving-kindness, to be lowly, and to walk with thy God.

⁵ Moses describeth the righteousness which cometh of the law, how that the man which doth the things of the law shall live therein.

⁸ Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,

¹³ But overthrow their altars and break their pillars, and cut down their groves,

⁵ But thus ye shall deal with them: overthrow their altars, break down their pillars, cut down their groves and burn their images with fire.

⁷ And so the children of Israel did wickedly in the sight of the LORD and forgot the LORD their God and served Baalim and Asheroth.

¹⁵ And the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed that groweth in the water is shaken, and will weed Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond Euphrates, because they have made them groves to anger the LORD.

³³ And Ahab made a grove, and proceeded further in angering the LORD God of Israel, than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

¹⁶ But they left the commandments of the LORD their God and made them Images of metal, even two calves: and made groves and bowed themselves unto all the Host of heaven, and served Baal.

³ And he went and built the hill altars again, which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. And he reared up altars to Baal and made groves, as did Ahab king of Israel. And he bowed himself unto all the host of heaven and served them.

³ For he went to and built again the hill altars which Hezekiah his father had broken down. And he reared up altars unto Baals and made groves and bowed himself unto all the host of heaven and served them.

⁴ "Thou shalt make thee no graven image, neither any similitude that is in heaven above, either in the earth beneath, or in the water that is beneath the earth.

¹ Ye shall make you no idols, nor graven image, neither rear you up any pillar, neither ye shall set up any image of stone in your land to bow yourselves thereto: for I am the LORD your God;

³¹ Nay, thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for all abominations which the LORD hated did they unto their gods. For they burnt both their sons and their daughters with fire unto their gods.

⁴ Howbeit, I sent unto them my servants all the prophets: I rose up early, I sent unto them, and gave them warning. 'O do no such abominable things, and things that I hate.'

¹⁷ none of you imagine evil in his heart against his neighbour, and love no false oaths: for all these are things that I hate, sayeth the LORD."

⁶ But this thou hast, because thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans; which deeds I also hate.

¹⁵ Even so hast thou them that maintain the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.