2 Corinthians 11:33

Now therefore, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true sign;

The young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab with her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. They also brought out all of her relatives, and they set them outside of the camp of Israel.

When Jehu came out to the servants of his lord, and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?” He said to them, “You know the man and how he talks.”

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.

Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

Yahweh said to Noah, “Come with all of your household into the ship, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.

Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.

She said, “Let it be as you have said.” She sent them away, and they departed. Then she tied the scarlet line in the window.

Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in Yahweh’s house.

When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”

but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.

then the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two living clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop.

The priest shall take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the middle of the burning of the heifer.

Behold, when we come into the land, tie this line of scarlet thread in the window which you used to let us down. Gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.

So the people shouted and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they took the city.

So Michal let David down through the window. He went away, fled, and escaped.

Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take them.

Say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.” ’ ”

Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks. Kill anyone who follows her with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t let her be slain in Yahweh’s house.”

All the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and broke it down. They broke his altars and his images in pieces thoroughly, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. The priest appointed officers over Yahweh’s house.

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

and say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.” ’ ”

As he talked with him, the king said to him, “Have we made you one of the king’s counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.”

For how can I endure to see the evil that would come to my people? How can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?”

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for Yahweh has heard the voice of my weeping.

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:

Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Yahweh saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.

Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded. You are stronger than I, and have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day. Everyone mocks me.

“Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in Yahweh’s house, for every man who is crazy, and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.

Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,

Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.

Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?”

They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.

Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?”

The Jews answered him, “We don’t stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy: because you, being a man, make yourself God.”

As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,

and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public custody.

Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.

As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.

Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,

For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect: not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

in whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;