15The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud, 16″Alas, alas, the great city, clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls! 17For in one hour all this wealth has been laid waste!”…

1:15Alas for the day!For the day of the LORD is near,and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.16Is not the food cut offbefore our eyes,joy and gladnessfrom the house of our God? 17The seed shrivels under the clods,the storehouses are desolate;the granaries are ruinedbecause the grain has failed.18How the animals groan!The herds of cattle wander…

1 Praise the Lord!Praise God in his sanctuary;praise him in his mighty firmament!2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;praise him according to his surpassing greatness! 3 Praise him with trumpet sound;praise him with lute and harp!4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;praise him with strings and pipe!5 Praise him with clanging cymbals;praise him with loud…

1″For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 4and he…

1Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. 2For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God; for nobody understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit. 3On the other hand, those who prophesy speak to other people for their…

1The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel: 2Hear this, O elders,give ear, all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing happened in your days,or in the days of your ancestors?3Tell your children of it,and let your children tell their children,and their children another generation. 4What the cutting locust left,the swarming…

1 I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;before the gods I sing your praise;2 I bow down toward your holy templeand give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness;for you have exalted your name and your wordabove everything.3 On the day I called, you answered me,you increased my…

1On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. 2Just then, in front of him, there was a man who had dropsy. 3And Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to cure people on…

1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority; and the earth was made bright with his splendor. 2He called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! It has become a dwelling place of demons, a haunt of every foul and hateful bird, a haunt of every…

14Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;shout, O Israel!Rejoice and exult with all your heart,O daughter Jerusalem!15The Lord has taken away the judgements against you,he has turned away your enemies.The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;you shall fear disaster no more.16On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:Do not fear, O Zion;do not…