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Leviticus
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1 ¶And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and
unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto
them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, 3
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an
ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the
camp, 4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle
of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed
blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: 5 To
the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices,
which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them
unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the
LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn
the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 7 And they shall no more
offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a
whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their
generations. 8 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there
be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among
you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, 9 And bringeth
it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer
it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his
people.
10 ¶And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood;
I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and
will cut him off from among his people. 11 For the life of the flesh
is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make
an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an
atonement for the soul. 12 Therefore I said unto the children of
Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger
that sojourneth among you eat blood. 13 And whatsoever man there
be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among
you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten;
he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall
eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is
the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 15 And
every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which
was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or
a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in
water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. 16
But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear
his iniquity.
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Leviticus
18
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1 ¶And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. 3 After the
doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do:
and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you,
shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye
shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein:
I am the LORD your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and
my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the
LORD.
6 ¶None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him,
to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. 7 The nakedness of thy
father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover:
she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 8 The nakedness
of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's
nakedness. 9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father,
or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born
abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 10 The nakedness
of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.
11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy
father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister:
she is thy father's near kinswoman. 13 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother,
thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. 15 Thou
shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy
son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 16 Thou shalt
not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's
nakedness. 17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and
her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her
daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her
near kinswomen: it is wickedness. 18 Neither shalt thou take a wife
to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the
other in her life time.
19 ¶Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness,
as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover thou
shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself
with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through
the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God:
I am the LORD. 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind:
it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile
thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast
to lie down thereto: it is confusion. 24 Defile not ye yourselves
in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled
which I cast out before you: 25 And the land is defiled: therefore
I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth
out her inhabitants. 26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and
my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither
any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which
were before you, and the land is defiled;) 28 That the land spue
not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations
that were before you. 29 For whosoever shall commit any of these
abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from
among their people. 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that
ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed
before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the
LORD your God.
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Psalms
119 -v80
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41 ¶VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation,
according to thy word. 42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him
that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
43 ¶And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for
I have hoped in thy judgments. 44 So shall I keep thy law continually
for ever and ever.
45 ¶And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. 46 I will
speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have
loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
49 ¶ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast
caused me to hope.
50 ¶This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened
me.
51 ¶The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined
from thy law.
52 ¶I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted
myself.
53 ¶Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake
thy law.
54 ¶Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 ¶I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept
thy law. 56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
57 ¶CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would
keep thy words.
58 ¶I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto
me according to thy word.
59 ¶I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
61 ¶The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten
thy law.
62 ¶At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of
thy righteous judgments.
63 ¶I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that
keep thy precepts.
64 ¶The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
65 ¶TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according
unto thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have
believed thy commandments.
67 ¶Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy
word.
68 ¶Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
69 ¶The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy
precepts with my whole heart. 70 Their heart is as fat as grease;
but I delight in thy law.
71 ¶It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn
thy statutes.
72 ¶The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold
and silver.
73 ¶JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding,
that I may learn thy commandments.
74 ¶They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I
have hoped in thy word.
75 ¶I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou
in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
76 ¶Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according
to thy word unto thy servant. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto
me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
78 ¶Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me
without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let those
that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
80 ¶Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
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Luke
1
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1 ¶Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a
declaration of those things which are most surely believed among
us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning
were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 It seemed good to
me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the
very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein
thou hast been instructed.
5 ¶There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain
priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was
of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they
were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because
that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken
in years. 8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's
office before God in the order of his course, 9 According to the
custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when
he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 And the whole multitude
of the people were praying without at the time of incense. 11 And
there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right
side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he
was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said unto
him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife
Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice
at his birth. 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,
and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled
with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 16 And many of
the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And
he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn
the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to
the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the
Lord. 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know
this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand
in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew
thee these glad tidings. 20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and
not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed,
because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in
their season. 21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled
that he tarried so long in the temple. 22 And when he came out,
he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen
a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained
speechless. 23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of
his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself
five months, saying, 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the
days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 ¶And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto
a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a
man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's
name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail,
thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art
thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his
saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should
be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast
found favour with God. 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy
womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He
shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and
the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his
kingdom there shall be no end. 34 Then said Mary unto the angel,
How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered
and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the
power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that
holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of
God. 36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived
a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who
was called barren. 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me
according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 ¶And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country
with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of
Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that,
when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in
her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And she
spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For, lo, as soon
as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped
in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is she that believed: for there
shall be a performance of those things which were told her from
the Lord. 46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And
my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For he hath regarded
the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all
generations shall call me blessed. 49 For he that is mighty hath
done to me great things; and holy is his name. 50 And his mercy
is on them that fear him from generation to generation. 51 He hath
shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the
imagination of their hearts. 52 He hath put down the mighty from
their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53 He hath filled the
hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. 54
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her
own house.
57 ¶Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered;
and she brought forth a son. 58 And her neighbours and her cousins
heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced
with her. 59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came
to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the
name of his father. 60 And his mother answered and said, Not so;
but he shall be called John. 61 And they said unto her, There is
none of thy kindred that is called by this name. 62 And they made
signs to his father, how he would have him called. 63 And he asked
for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they
marvelled all. 64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his
tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. 65 And fear came on
all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised
abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. 66 And all they
that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner
of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 ¶And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and
prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he
hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up an horn
of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he
spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the
world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from
the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to
our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73 The oath which
he sware to our father Abraham, 74 That he would grant unto us,
that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve
him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all
the days of our life. 76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet
of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to
prepare his ways; 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
by the remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our
God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, 79 To give
light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to
guide our feet into the way of peace. 80 And the child grew, and
waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his
shewing unto Israel.
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