1The oracle concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw. 2On a bare hill raise a signal,cry aloud to them;wave the hand for them to enterthe gates of the nobles.3I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,have summoned my warriors, my proudly exulting ones,to execute my anger. 4Listen, a tumult on the mountainsas of a great…

1 Give the king your justice, O God,and your righteousness to a king’s son.2 May he judge your people with righteousness,and your poor with justice.3 May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,and the hills, in righteousness.4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,give deliverance to the needy,and crush the oppressor.5…

31″Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, 32but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” 33And he said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death!”…

6Now we command you, beloved, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from believers who are living in idleness and not according to the tradition that they received from us. 7For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you, 8and we…

1Then the LORD said to me, Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters, “Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz,” 2and have it attested for me by reliable witnesses, the priest Uriah and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah. 3And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the LORD said to…

1 Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble,in whom is all my delight. 4 Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;their drink offerings…

14When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. 15He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17Then he took a…

13But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may…

10Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying, 11Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. 12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test. 13Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little…

1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;from him comes my salvation.2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,my fortress; I shall never be shaken. 3 How long will you assail a person,will you batter your victim, all of you,as you would a leaning wall, a tottering fence?4 Their only plan is to…