At that time the Lord who commands armies will become a beautiful crown and a splendid diadem for the remnant of his people.

He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders.

Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

Others said, “These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?”

Now with regard to the issues you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

yet was rebuked for his own transgression (a dumb donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness).

The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.

She said, “As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.”

and he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord for his sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, whether a female sheep or a female goat, for a sin offering. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin.

God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day.

Sing to him a new song! Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him!

Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Who forms a god and casts an idol that will prove worthless?

You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness – who will rouse him?

If a man has sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman, the two of them have committed an abomination. They must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves.

“‘A man or woman who has in them a spirit of the dead or a familiar spirit must be put to death. They must pelt them with stones; their blood guilt is on themselves.’”

He then handed out to each member of the entire assembly of Israel, both men and women, a portion of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. Then all the people went home.

So he got up and went to Zarephath. When he went through the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. He called out to her, “Please give me a cup of water, so I can take a drink.”

Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp, I coo like a dove; my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. O sovereign master, I am oppressed; help me!