Leviticus 11:22

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

But Moses’ hands were heavy; so they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side. His hands were steady until sunset.

They answered him, “He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It’s Elijah the Tishbite.”

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,

Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

at that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen the sackcloth from off your waist, and take your sandals from off your feet.” He did so, walking naked and barefoot.

It will happen in that day, that the prophets will each be ashamed of his vision, when he prophesies; neither will they wear a hairy mantle to deceive:

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’

John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

You will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened to go down into the camp.” Then went he down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp.

but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.”

But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”

An angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.

He said to them, “Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.

“I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.

So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

For this people’s heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.’

It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.

Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”

“You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

The priest shall examine him again on the seventh day. Behold, if the plague has faded and the plague hasn’t spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is a scab. He shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide yourself from them. You shall surely help him to lift them up again.

He made him ride on the high places of the earth. He ate the increase of the field. He caused him to suck honey out of the rock, oil out of the flinty rock;

He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

As Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. He recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands.

He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.

It shall happen, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter; for everyone will eat butter and honey that is left within the land.

Strengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm.

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.

You haven’t strengthened the diseased. You haven’t healed that which was sick. You haven’t bound up that which was broken. You haven’t brought back that which was driven away. You haven’t sought that which was lost, but you have ruled over them with force and with rigor.

“I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will feed them in justice.” ’

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.

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

He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.

Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,

He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”

Most certainly I tell you, he who receives whomever I send, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him who sent me.”

Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

and make straight paths for your feet, so what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

If anyone comes to you, and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him,

Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.

I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”