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which none of the rulers of this {Or, age: and so in verse 7, 8, but not in verse 12.}world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory:
And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
Wrath is cruel, and anger is {Hebrew: a flood.}overwhelming;But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor:Mine adversaries are all before thee.
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am {Or, sore sick}full of heaviness:And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none;And for comforters, but I found none.
They gave me also gall for my food;And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a {Greek: vessel of election.}chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:
And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him:
Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.
and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that {Greek: tabernacle.}dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the {Or, witnesses See chapter 2:13}martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great wonder.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof:Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;Let thy glory be above all the earth.
Ye {That is, who break your marriage vow to God.}adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.