That same night Jacob got up, took his two wives, his two concubines, and his eleven children, and crossed the Jabbok River.

but he stayed behind, alone. Then a man came and wrestled with him until just before daybreak.

All night Joshua and his army marched from Gilgal to Gibeon, and they made a surprise attack on the Amorites.

So Gideon took ten of his servants and did what the LORD had told him. He was too afraid of his family and the people in town to do it by day, so he did it at night.

Now then, you and your men should move by night and hide in the fields.

Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left during the night for Egypt,

the time for tearing and the time for mending, the time for silence and the time for talk.

And so, keeping quiet in such evil times is the smart thing to do!

Don't believe your neighbor or trust your friend. Be careful what you say even to your husband or wife.

"Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.

Ezra said, "Praise the LORD, the God of our ancestors! He has made the emperor willing to honor in this way the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem.

O God, be kind to Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you prosper.

The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

I will make an eternal covenant with them. I will never stop doing good things for them, and I will make them fear me with all their heart, so that they will never turn away from me.

How we thank God for making Titus as eager as we are to help you!

Do not be deceived, my dear friends!

Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning.

For God has placed in their hearts the will to carry out his purpose by acting together and giving to the beast their power to rule until God's words come true.