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Peter on Repentance

And Peter said to them,
“Repent and be baptized every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of your sins,

and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For the promise is
for you and for your children
and for all who are far off,

everyone whom
the Lord our God
calls to himself.”

End of Acts

He lived there two whole years at his own expense,
and welcomed all who came to him,

proclaiming the kingdom of God
and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ

with all boldness and without hindrance.

The Lion of Amos

The lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord יהוה has spoken;
who can but prophesy?

The Day of יהוה

Woe to you who desire the day of יהוה!
Why would you have the day of יהוה?
It is darkness, and not light,
as if a man fled from a lion,
and a bear met him,
or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall,
and a serpent bit him.

Is not the day of יהוה darkness, and not light,
and gloom with no brightness in it?

I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

Even though you offer me
your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.

Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to the melody of your harps I will not listen.

But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

A Famine for the Word

“Behold, the days are coming,”
declares the Lord יהוה,
“when I will send a famine on the land—

not a famine of bread, nor a drought of water,
but of hearing the words of יהוה.

They shall wander from sea to sea,
and from north to east;
they shall run to and fro,
to seek the word of יהוה,
but they shall not find it.

Image of God

He is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.

For by him all things were created,
in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible,

whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities
—all things were created
through him and for him.

And he is before all things,
and in him all things hold together.

And he is the head of the body, the church.

He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
that in everything
he might be preeminent.

For he was pleased
for all the fullness
to dwell in him,
and through him
to reconcile to himself all things,

whether on earth or in heaven,
making peace
by the blood of his cross.

Christ vs. the Emptiness of False Teachings

See to it
that no one takes you captive
through philosophy and empty deceit,

according to human tradition,
according to the elemental things of the world,

and not according to Christ.

For in him
the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,

and you have been filled
in him,
who is
the head
of all rule and authority.

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In him also you were circumcised
with a circumcision made without hands,

by the putting off of the body of the flesh,
through the circumcision of Christ,

having been
buried with him
in baptism,
in which you were also
raised with him
through trust
in the powerful working of God,
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who raised him from the dead.

And you,
who were dead in your trespasses

and the uncircumcision
of your flesh,

God made alive together with him,

having forgiven us all our trespasses,
by canceling
the record of debt
that stood against us
with its legal demands.

This he set aside,
nailing it to the cross.

seasoned, gracious speech

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders,
making the best use of the time.
Let your speech always be with grace,
seasoned with salt,

so that you may know
how you ought to answer each person.

Shema

שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְהוָ֥ה׀ אֶחָֽד׃
וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ
בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽךָ׃
וְהָי֞וּ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה
אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיּ֖וֹם
עַל־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃

The Evil Madness of a Fool

The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor,
but the lips of a fool consume him.
Foolishness is at the beginning of the words of his mouth,
but the end of his talk is evil madness.
A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him what will be after him?
The toil of a fool wearies him,
for he does not know the way to the city.

Many Books and Much Study

The words of the wise are like goads,
and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings;
they are given by one Shepherd.
My son, beware of anything beyond these.
Of making many books there is no end,
and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Be Careful of How You Walk

Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness,
but instead expose them.

For it is shameful even to speak of
the things that they do in secret.

But when anything is exposed by the light,
it becomes visible,
for anything that becomes visible is light.

Therefore it says,

“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”

Look carefully then how you walk,
not as unwise but as wise,
making the best use of the time,

because the days are evil.

Therefore do not be foolish,
but understand what the will of the Lord is.

And do not get drunk with wine,
for that is debauchery,
but be filled with the Spirit,

addressing one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody to the Lord
with your heart,
giving thanks always
and for everything to God the Father
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

submitting to one another
out of reverence for Christ.

First Blessing of Abram

Now יהוה said to Abram,

Go forth from your country
and your kindred
and your father’s house
to the land that I will show you.

And I will make of you a great nation,
And I will bless you
And I will make your name great,

And so, you SHALL be a blessing.

And I will bless those who bless you,
and him who dishonors you I will curse,
and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

Second Blessing of Abram

YHWH said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him:

Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,

for all the land that you see,
I will give to you
and to your descendants
forever.

I will make your descendants
as the dust of the earth,
so that if one can count the dust of the earth,
your offspring also can be counted.

Arise, walk about the land,
through its length and breadth,
for I will give it to you.

You have ordained them

Are you not from everlasting,
O יהוה my God, my Holy One?
We shall not die.
O יהוה, you have appointed them as a judgment,
and you, O Rock, have established them for reproof.

What is Trust

Now trust is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Straight Paths and Discipline

In the moment
all discipline seems painful
rather than pleasant,

but later
it yields
the peaceful fruit of righteousness
to those who have been trained by it.

Therefore
lift your drooping hands
and strengthen your weak knees,
and make straight paths for your feet,

so that what is lame may not be put out of joint
but rather be healed.

Run with Endurance

1 Therefore,
since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us also lay aside every encumbrance,
and sin which clings so closely,
and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
2 fixing our eyes on Jesus,
the founder and perfecter of our trust,
who for the joy set before him
endured the cross,
despising the shame,
and who then has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

At Night

At night my soul longs for You,
Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For when the earth experiences Your judgments
The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Though the wicked is shown favor,
He does not learn righteousness;
He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of YHWH.

False Heroes

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
and shrewd in their own sight!
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,
and valiant men in mixing strong drink,
who acquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!

Beautiful Feet

How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him
who brings good news,
who announces peace,
who brings good news of happiness,
who announces salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”

Sabbath Promise

If because of the sabbath, you turn your foot
From doing your own pleasure on My holy day,
And call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of YHWH honorable,
And honor it, desisting from your own ways,
From seeking your own pleasure
And speaking your own word,
Then you will take delight in YHWH,
And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth;
And I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
For the mouth of YHWH has spoken.

Quarrels

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you?

Is it not this,
that your passions are at war within you?

You desire and do not have, so you murder.
You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel.

You do not have,
because you do not ask.

You ask and do not receive,
because you ask wrongly,
to spend it on your passions.

Idols vs. YHWH

O YHWH, my strength and my stronghold,
my refuge in the day of trouble,
to you shall the nations come
from the ends of the earth and say:

Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
worthless things in which there is no profit.

Can man make for himself gods?
Such are not gods!

“Therefore, behold, I will make them know,
this once I will make them know my power and my might,
and they shall know that my name is YHWH.”

Boasting

Thus says YHWH :

“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom,
let not the mighty man boast in his might,
let not the rich man boast in his riches,
but let him who boasts boast in this,
that he understands and knows me,
that I am YHWH
who practices
steadfast love,
justice,
and righteousness in the earth.
For in these things I delight,

declares YHWH.”

The Way

“Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.”

“In my Father’s house there are many rooms. If it wasn't like this, would I have told you that I am going to go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may also be. And you know the way to where I am going.”

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don't know where you're going. How can we know the way?”

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

Book of the Law

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth,
but you shall meditate on it day and night,
so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it.
For then you will make your way prosperous,
and then you will have good success.

Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be frightened,
and do not be dismayed,
for YHWH your Lord is with you
wherever you go.

Ascension

Then he led them out as far as Bethany,
and lifting up his hands
he blessed them.

While he blessed them,
he parted from them
and was carried up into heaven.

And they worshiped him
and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
and were continually in the temple
blessing God.

κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον

Μετὰ δὲ τὸ παραδοθῆναι τὸν Ἰωάννην
ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν
κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ
καὶ λέγων ὅτι
Πεπλήρωται ὁ καιρὸς
καὶ ἤγγικεν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ·
μετανοεῖτε καὶ πιστεύετε ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ.

Blessings and Curses

Then יהוה spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying:

Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them,
"When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
then you shall drive out
all the inhabitants of the land from before you,
and destroy all their figured stones,
and destroy all their molten images,
and demolish all their high places.
And you shall take possession of the land and live in it,
for I have given the land to you to possess it.

"You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans;
to the larger you shall give more inheritance,
and to the smaller you shall give less inheritance.
Wherever the lot falls to anyone, that shall be his.
You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.

"But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall come about that those whom you let remain of them will become as pricks in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they will trouble you in the land in which you live."

And as I plan to do to them, so I will do to you.

All Things

I know how to be brought low,
and I know how to abound;
in any and every circumstance,
I have learned the secret;
to being well fed and being hungry,
to being in abundance and being in need.

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Rejoice with thanksgiving and prayer

Rejoice in the Lord always;
again I will say, rejoice.
Let your gentle spirit be known to everyone.

The Lord is near;

be anxious about nothing,
but in everything
by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.

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Finally, brothers,
whatever is true,
whatever is honorable,
whatever is just,
whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely,
whatever is commendable,
if there is any excellence,
if there is anything worthy of praise,

think about these things.

What you have
learned and received
and heard and seen in me—
practice these things,

and the God of peace will be with you.

Listen first

If one gives an answer before he hears,
it is his folly and shame.

Trust

Trust in יהוה with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.

He is like a tree...

Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the path of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of YHWH,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.

The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
for YHWH knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

YHWH builds

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless יהוה builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless יהוה watches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.
It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.

Behold, children are a heritage from יהוה,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children of one’s youth.
Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

Life, joy, and pleasure.

You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Trust in God

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of יהוה our God.

Kiss the Son

Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against YHWH and against his Anointed, saying,
“Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”

He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
He will speak to them in his wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
“As for me, I have set my King
on Zion, my holy hill.”

I will tell of the decree:

YHWH said to me, “You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.
You shall break them with a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
Serve YHWH with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.

Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

My Shepherd

YHWH is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of YHWH
forever.

Taste and See

1 I will bless YHWH at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in YHWH;
let the humble hear and be glad.

3 Oh, magnify YHWH with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
4 I sought YHWH, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.

5 Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and YHWH heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.

7 The angel of YHWH encamps around those who fear him,
and delivers them.
8 Oh, taste and see that YHWH is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

9 Oh, fear YHWH, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek YHWH lack no good thing.


11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of YHWH.
12 What man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

15 The eyes of YHWH are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
16 The face of YHWH is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

17 When the righteous cry for help, YHWH hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 YHWH is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but YHWH delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.

21 Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 YHWH redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Whiter than Snow

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.

In God I Trust

I will say to YHWH,
“My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

Doxology of Praise

Oh, the depth of the riches
and the wisdom and the knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are his judgments
and how inscrutable his ways!

“For who has known the mind of the Lord,
or who has been his counselor?”

“Or who has given a gift to him
that he might be repaid?”

For from him
and through him
and to him are all things.
To him be glory forever. Amen.

Not Ashamed

For I am not ashamed of the gospel,
for it is the power of God
for salvation
to everyone who trusts,

to the Jew first
and also
to the Greek.

Life in the Spirit

Therefore there is now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For the law of the Spirit
of life in Christ Jesus
has set you free from
the law of sin and of death.

For what the Law could not do,
weak as it was through the flesh,

God did:
sending His own Son
in the likeness of sinful flesh
and as an offering for sin,

He condemned sin in the flesh,

so that the requirement of the Law
might be fulfilled in us,
who do not walk according to the flesh
but according to the Spirit.

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For those who are according to the flesh
set their minds on the things of the flesh,
but those who are according to the Spirit,
the things of the Spirit.

For the mind set on the flesh
is death,
but the mind set on the Spirit
is life and peace,

because the mind set on the flesh
is hostile toward God;
for it does not subject itself
to the law of God,
for it is not even able to do so,

and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

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However,
you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit,
if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.

But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,
he does not belong to Him.

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If Christ is in you,
though the body is dead because of sin,
yet the spirit is alive
because of righteousness.

But if the Spirit of Him
who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,
He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead
will also give life to your mortal bodies
through His Spirit who dwells in you.