Ezekiel 12:7

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

Simon answered him, “Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.”

It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I intend to do to them; that they may each return from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

So I spoke to the people in the morning; and at evening my wife died. So I did in the morning as I was commanded.

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it, and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”

After the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them.

He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.

The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear. I was not rebellious. I have not turned back.

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.

It may be they will listen, and every man turn from his evil way; that I may relent from the evil which I intend to do to them because of the evil of their doings.’

So I prophesied as I was commanded. As I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, there was an earthquake. Then the bones came together, bone to its bone.

So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.

So I bought a belt according to Yahweh’s word, and put it on my waist.

It may be they will present their supplication before Yahweh, and will each return from his evil way; for Yahweh has pronounced great anger and wrath against this people.”

Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.

“Son of man, behold, I will take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down.

The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.” ’

The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,

For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.

Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did.

All the children of Israel did so. As Yahweh commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.

So Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’ ” Aaron held his peace.

You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them. I am Yahweh your God.

You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you

“Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.

Oh that there were such a heart in them that they would fear me and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!

Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him. Because he feared his father’s household and the men of the city, he could not do it by day, but he did it by night.

She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I commanded her.”

She went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother-in-law told her.

The king’s servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses.”

For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I didn’t depart from them.

for so was it commanded me by Yahweh’s word, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, drink no water, and don’t return by the way that you came.’ ”

So he went and did according to Yahweh’s word; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.

For he joined with Yahweh. He didn’t depart from following him, but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.

David did as God commanded him; and they attacked the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

Didn’t you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the offspring of Abraham your friend forever?

joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.

Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.

Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.

“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham my friend,

Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making something on the wheels.

If I say, I will not make mention of him, or speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones. I am weary with holding it in. I can’t.

When Jeremiah had finished speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You shall surely die!

Yahweh says to me: “Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck.

They came in and possessed it, but they didn’t obey your voice and didn’t walk in your law. They have done nothing of all that you commanded them to do. Therefore you have caused all this evil to come upon them.

But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.”

Moreover he said to me, “Son of man, receive in your heart and hear with your ears all my words that I speak to you.

So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and Yahweh’s hand was strong on me.

“Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight. You shall move from your place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

or who does not do any of those things, but even has eaten at the mountain shrines, and defiled his neighbor’s wife,

Tell them, ‘ “As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why will you die, house of Israel?” ’

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.

Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.

The disciples went, and did just as Jesus commanded them,

The disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and they prepared the Passover.

He sent two of his disciples, and said to them, “Go into the city, and there you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him,

His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!

They went, found things as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

He said to them, “When I sent you out without purse, wallet, and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.”

His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.”

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

If you love me, keep my commandments.

One who has my commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”

You heard how I told you, ‘I go away, and I come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said ‘I am going to my Father;’ for the Father is greater than I.

You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

“I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,

“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.

not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.