4Now before this, the priest Eliashib, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and who was related to Tobiah, 5prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, which were given by commandment to…

“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

1   How very good and pleasant it is            when kindred live together in unity!  2   It is like the precious oil on the head,            running down upon the beard,       on the beard of Aaron,            running down over the collar of his robes.  3   It is like the dew of Hermon,            which falls on the mountains of Zion.       For…

44“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; 46on finding one pearl of great value, he went and…

1Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Come and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, 2but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample over the holy…

27Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with rejoicing, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres. 28The companies of the singers gathered together from the circuit around Jerusalem and from the villages of…

“I can put on a hat, or put on a coat, Or wear a pair of glasses or sail a boat. I can change all my names and find a place to hide. I can do most anything, but I’m still myself inside. I can go far away, or dream of anything, Or wear a…

1   God has taken his place in the divine council;            in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:  2   “How long will you judge unjustly            and show partiality to the wicked?  3   Give justice to the weak and the orphan;            maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.  4   Rescue the weak and the needy;            deliver them…

36Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; 38the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the…

1And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. 2He held a little scroll open in his hand. Setting his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3he…