Jonah 4:1

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

The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.

Beware that there not be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,” and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing; and he cry to Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you.

The king of Israel went to his house sullen and angry, and came to Samaria.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day.

God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?” He said, “I am right to be angry, even to death.”

Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”

But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.

God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”

“Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

“House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says Yahweh. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.

Yahweh said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’ ”

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What are you looking for?” or, “Why do you speak with her?”

In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have creditd David with ten thousands, and they have only credited me with thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”

But he refused, and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.

Mordecai came back to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”

For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

Behold, he snatches away. Who can hinder him? Who will ask him, ‘What are you doing?’

Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies:

They, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse, for they are a rebellious house, yet they will know that there has been a prophet among them.

Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he doesn’t turn from his way; he will die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your soul.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!

But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’

“Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing its fruit.

“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”

He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”

He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant.

Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.

He said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim Yahweh’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”

The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye will be evil toward his brother, toward the wife whom he loves, and toward the remnant of his children whom he has remaining,

David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.

Amnon was so troubled that he became sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

He said to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

Naboth said to Ahab, “May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

Ahab came into his house sullen and angry because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He laid himself down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzza. He called that place Perez Uzza, to this day.

You who tear yourself in your anger, will the earth be forsaken for you? Or will the rock be removed out of its place?

As for me, I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before your eyes.” Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

I said in my haste, “All people are liars.”

A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.

even as you gave him authority over all flesh, so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

For godly sorrow produces repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.

We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,

even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

and don’t give place to the devil.

Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from yourselves, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.