And all Israel knew, from Dan even to Beersheba, that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to the Lord.

And Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw the assembly of the prophets, and Samuel stood as appointed over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they prophesied.

And Elijah the prophet, the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be these years dew nor rain, except by the word of my mouth.

And it came to pass when Jezabel had killed the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifties in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.

And Jehu the son of Nimshi shall you anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat shall you anoint to be prophet in your place.

And behold, a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus says the Lord: Have you seen this great multitude? Behold, I give it this day into your hands, and you shall know that I [am] the Lord.

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the Lord, Strike me. And the man would not strike him.

And he hastened to take away the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is one man here [for us] to inquire of the Lord by; but I hate him, for he does not speak good of me, but only evil; Micaiah son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat king of Judah said, Let not the king say such things!

And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, please; for God has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said, [As] the Lord lives and your soul lives, I will not leave you; so they came to Bethel.

And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, please; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, [As] the Lord lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they came to Jericho.

And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before you is too narrow for us.

And the Lord testified against Israel and against Judah, even by the hand of all His prophets, [and] of every seer, saying, Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My ordinances, and all the law which I commanded your fathers, [and] all that I sent to them by the hand of My servants the prophets.

And the Lord God of their fathers sent by the hand of His prophets; rising early and sending His messengers, for He had compassion on His people, and His sanctuary.

knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture comes about [from] one's own interpretation,

for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke, being brought along by [the] Holy Spirit.

speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, Whatsoever man or woman shall specially vow a vow to separate oneself with purity to the Lord,

And now be very cautious, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing;

And the woman went in, and spoke to her husband, saying, A Man of God came to me, and His appearance [was as] of an angel of God, very fearful. And I did not ask Him where He was [from], and He did not tell me His name.

ZAIN. Her Nazarites were made purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were purified as with fire, their polishing was superior to sapphire stone.

it seemed good also to me, having investigated from the first all things carefully, to write to you in orderly fashion, most distinguished Theophilus,

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.

according to the custom of the priesthood, he was selected to burn incense when he entered into the temple of the Lord.

Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, because your prayer has been heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you shall call his name John.

For he shall be great before the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, while still in his mother's womb.

And he himself will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

And now, you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and [every] man of Judah, judge between Me and My vineyard.

What shall I do anymore to My vineyard, that I have not done to it? Whereas I expected [it] to bring forth grapes, but it has brought forth thorns.

Thus says the Lord, What trespass have your fathers found in Me, that they have revolted far from Me, and gone after vanities, and have become vain?

Therefore hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord, Have I been a wilderness or a dry land to Israel? Why have My people said, We will not be ruled over, and will not come to You anymore?

O My people, what have I done to you? Or wherein have I grieved you? Or wherein have I troubled you? Answer Me.

For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, and sent before you Moses, and Aaron, and Miriam.

And Amaziah said to Amos, Go, seer, remove yourself to the land of Judah, and live there, and you shall prophesy there:

but you shall no longer prophesy at Bethel- for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.

who say to the prophets, Report not to us; and to them that see visions, Speak [them] not to us, but speak and report to us another error;

and turn us aside from this way; remove from us this path, and remove from us the oracle of Israel.

Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek my life, that say, You shall not prophesy at all in the name of the Lord, but if you do, you shall die by our hands.

Then the priests and the false prophets said to the princes and to all the people, The judgment of death [is due] to this man, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.

Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let [any] weep for these things; for He shall not remove the reproaches,

Now when [harvest] time of fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, that they might collect his fruits.

Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did to them likewise.

"But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and let us gain possession of his inheritance.'

And summoning them, they commanded them not to speak at all nor to teach in the name of Jesus.

saying, "Did we not give you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you want to bring on us the blood of this Man!"

"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do.

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are against all men,

forbidding us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved, so as always to fill up [the measure of] their sins; but the wrath [of God] has come upon them to the uttermost.