"People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.

they have no conscience; they do not keep their promises, and they show no kindness or pity for others.

During David's reign there was a severe famine which lasted for three full years. So David consulted the LORD about it, and the LORD said, "Saul and his family are guilty of murder; he put the people of Gibeon to death."

So David summoned the people of Gibeon and said to them, "What can I do for you? I want to make up for the wrong that was done to you, so that you will bless the LORD's people."

They despise those whom God rejects, but honor those who obey the LORD. They always do what they promise, no matter how much it may cost.

But the king of Judah rebelled and sent agents to Egypt to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Can he get away with that? He cannot break the treaty and go unpunished!

Even the powerful army of the king of Egypt will not be able to help him fight when the Babylonians build earthworks and dig trenches in order to kill many people.

The Sovereign LORD says, "As surely as I am the living God, I will punish him for breaking the treaty which he swore in my name to keep.

they have no conscience; they do not keep their promises, and they show no kindness or pity for others.

Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil.

Jesus replied, "I chose the twelve of you, didn't I? Yet one of you is a devil!"

Their wives also must be of good character and must not gossip; they must be sober and honest in everything.

In the same way instruct the older women to behave as women should who live a holy life. They must not be slanderers or slaves to wine. They must teach what is good,

Do not deny yourselves to each other, unless you first agree to do so for a while in order to spend your time in prayer; but then resume normal marital relations. In this way you will be kept from giving in to Satan's temptation because of your lack of self-control.

But if you cannot restrain your desires, go ahead and marry---it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

They want to look for nothing but the chance to commit adultery; their appetite for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into a trap. Their hearts are trained to be greedy. They are under God's curse!

They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits---for we are slaves of anything that has conquered us.

First of all, you must understand that in the last days some people will appear whose lives are controlled by their own lusts. They will make fun of you

These people are always grumbling and blaming others; they follow their own evil desires; they brag about themselves and flatter others in order to get their own way.

They said to you, "When the last days come, people will appear who will make fun of you, people who follow their own godless desires."

A curse be on their anger, because it is so fierce, And on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.

"When the end of those kingdoms is near and they have become so wicked that they must be punished, there will be a stubborn, vicious, and deceitful king.

The second beast was allowed to breathe life into the image of the first beast, so that the image could talk and put to death all those who would not worship it.

No one could buy or sell without this mark, that is, the beast's name or the number that stands for the name.

They poured out the blood of God's people and of the prophets, and so you have given them blood to drink. They are getting what they deserve!"

And I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God's people and the blood of those who were killed because they had been loyal to Jesus. When I saw her, I was completely amazed.

But I am no longer a human being; I am a worm, despised and scorned by everyone!

We despised him and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain. No one would even look at him--- we ignored him as if he were nothing.

The descendants of those who oppressed you will come And bow low to show their respect. All who once despised you will worship at your feet. They will call you 'The City of the LORD,' 'Zion, the City of Israel's Holy God.'

Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

When the Pharisees heard all this, they made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.

So then, whoever rejects this teaching is not rejecting a human being, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

But you dishonor the poor! Who are the ones who oppress you and drag you before the judges? The rich!