I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands left the pots.

And they made their lives bitter with hard labor; in mortar, in brick, and in all manner of labor in the field. All their labor in which they made them work was with harshness.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be led astray. Neither prostitutes, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

You know that you were Gentiles, led away regarding these mute idols, in whatever manner you were led.

And you being dead in trespasses and sins,

among whom also we all formerly conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others;

For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

O do not deliver the soul of Your turtle dove to the beasts; forget not the community of Your lowly forever.

He also brought them out with silver and gold, and there was no one feeble among their tribes.

For Jehovah takes pleasure in His people; He will glorify the lowly with salvation.

Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

And when I passed by you and saw you squirming in your blood, I said to you in your blood, Live! Yes, I said to you in your blood, Live!

When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; so I spread the edge of My garment over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord Jehovah.

I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

And I put a ring in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.

Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed upon you, declares the Lord Jehovah.

And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the husks that the swine ate, and no one gave to him.

But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the Word,

that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

and from Jesus Christ, the Faithful Witness, the Firstborn out from the dead, and the Ruler over the kings of the earth; to Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

and has made us kings and priests to God, even His Father; to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.