So I prophesied as I was commanded, and the breath came into them; they lived and stood on their feet, an extremely great army.

Then he measured the width from before the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court as 175 feet on the east and on the north.

What the king is asking is too difficult, and no one exists who can disclose it to the king, except for the gods – but they don’t live among mortals!”

Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”

Even the calf idol will be carried to Assyria, as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be put to shame because of its wooden idol.

Listen, all you nations! Pay attention, all inhabitants of earth! The sovereign Lord will testify against you; the Lord will accuse you from his majestic palace.

“I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.

(2:2) The watchmen of Nineveh shout: “An enemy who will scatter you is marching out to attack you!” “Guard the rampart! Watch the road! Prepare yourselves for battle! Muster your mighty strength!”

The Lord responded: “Write down this message! Record it legibly on tablets, so the one who announces it may read it easily.

Before he could reply I asked again, “What are these two extensions of the olive trees, which are emptying out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?”

In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,

It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her.

When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”

So Jesus told them this parable:

Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.

After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well. Don’t sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you.”

Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.

So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three, but although there were so many, the net was not torn.

“Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus –

For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales