5O house of Jacob,come, let us walkin the light of the LORD!6For you have forsaken the ways of your people,O house of Jacob.Indeed they are full of diviners from the eastand of soothsayers like the Philistines,and they clasp hands with foreigners.7Their land is filled with silver and gold,and there is no end to their treasures;their…

1Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good. 2God looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God. 3They have all fallen away, they are all alike perverse; there is…

19When the scribes and chief priests realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people. H20So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said, so as to…

13We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers. 14For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the…

1The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 In days to comethe mountain of the LORD’s houseshall be established as the highest of the mountains,and shall be raised above the hills;all the nations shall stream to it.3 Many peoples shall come and say,“Come, let us go up to the mountain…

1O LORD, you God of vengeance, you God of vengeance, shine forth! 2Rise up, O judge of the earth; give to the proud what they deserve! 3O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? 4They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. 5They crush your people, O LORD,…

9He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenants, and went to another country for a long time. 10When the season came, he sent a slave to the tenants in order that they might give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the…

1You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, 2but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. 3For our appeal does not spring…

21How the faithful cityhas become a whore!She that was full of justice,righteousness lodged in her —but now murderers!22Your silver has become dross,your wine is mixed with water.23Your princes are rebelsand companions of thieves.Everyone loves a bribeand runs after gifts.They do not defend the orphan,and the widow’s cause does not come before them. 24Therefore says the…

1 I waited patiently for the LORD;he inclined to me and heard my cry.2 He drew me up from the desolate pit,out of the miry bog,and set my feet upon a rock,making my steps secure.3 He put a new song in my mouth,a song of praise to our God.Many will see and fear,and put their…