17″But as the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise that God had made to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased and multiplied 18until another king who had not known Joseph ruled over Egypt. 19He dealt craftily with our race and forced our ancestors to abandon their infants so that they would die….

20And Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man. 1After a while, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife, bringing along a kid. He said, “I want to go into my wife’s room.” But her father would not allow him to go in. 2Her…

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…

27Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” 28Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, 29″Come and see a man who told…

15And all who sat in the council looked intently at him, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel. 1Then the high priest asked him, “Are these things so?” 2And Stephen replied: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our ancestor Abraham when he was…

1Once Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw a Philistine woman. 2Then he came up, and told his father and mother, “I saw a Philistine woman at Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.” 3But his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among your kin,…

1 Happy are thosewho do not follow the advice of the wicked,or take the path that sinners tread,or sit in the seat of scoffers; 2 but their delight is in the law of the LORD,and on his law they meditate day and night.3 They are like treesplanted by streams of water,which yield their fruit in…

1Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard, “Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John” 2 – although it was not Jesus himself but his disciples who baptized – 3he left Judea and started back to Galilee. 4But he had to go through Samaria. 5So he came to a Samaritan city called…

1Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food. 2And the twelve called together the whole community of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should neglect the word of God in…

15Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “Allow us to detain you, and prepare a kid for you.” 16The angel of the LORD said to Manoah, “If you detain me, I will not eat your food; but if you want to prepare a burnt offering, then offer it to the LORD.” (For Manoah did…