John 11:48

From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’ ”

Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should perish for the people.

Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, and we will be guiltless. Whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on him.

Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;

Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until they are all gone.

Who is he who says, and it comes to pass, when the Lord doesn’t command it?

“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. It was different from all the animals that were before it. It had ten horns.

For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.

But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did believed in him.

For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.

Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me.”

David said to him, “Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain Yahweh’s anointed.’ ”

What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land,” says Yahweh; “but, behold, I will deliver the men everyone into his neighbor’s hand, and into the hand of his king. They will strike the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”

One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”

Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.

Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered, “My lord Moses, forbid them!”

He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, But his latter end shall come to destruction.”

The woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord, O king, may the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house; and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”

I will come on him while he is weary and exhausted, and will make him afraid. All the people who are with him will flee. I will strike the king only,

When our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work.

For the thing which I fear comes on me, That which I am afraid of comes to me.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.

that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and tread him under foot on my mountains. Then his yoke will leave them, and his burden leave their shoulders.

I have sworn by myself. The word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not be revoked, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.

I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears on them; because when I called, no one answered; when I spoke, they didn’t listen; but they did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”

“You, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.

Does it seem a small thing to you to have fed on the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but must you foul the residue with your feet?

“Thus he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth, and will tread it down, and break it in pieces.

For ships of Kittim will come against him. Therefore he will be grieved, and will return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and will take action. He will even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.

When it is my desire, I will chastise them; and the nations will be gathered against them, when they are bound to their two transgressions.

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.

He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust.”

the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.

“But Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’

Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;

He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,

The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’ ”

I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel.”

John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”

Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptized.

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.”

Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.

They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

and said, “You son of the devil, full of all deceit and all cunning, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

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

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction.”

Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and bronze?

then it will happen that the sword, which you fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, will follow close behind you there in Egypt; and you will die there.

You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you,” says the Lord Yahweh.

The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, it will break in pieces and crush.

When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.

All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”

They found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”

The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”

nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”

because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood on us.”

The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.