Luke 8:23

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.

It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,

Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?

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.

The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.

who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”

“You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with the rain. He brings the wind out of his treasuries.

“ ‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “I will even tear it with a stormy wind in my wrath. There will be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it.

“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.

Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

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

Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”

But you are those who have continued with me in my trials.

I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.

Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let’s hold tightly to our confession.

Moses stretched out his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder and hail; and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt.

At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud; for he is a god. Either he is deep in thought, or he has gone somewhere, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”

Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.

Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

He makes his messengers winds, and his servants flames of fire.

He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.

Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”

He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.

He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”

He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.

for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.

When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.

Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, “Don’t cry.”

Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be made well?”

All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out.

Jesus wept.

Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.

In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

Yahweh said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire stone, like the skies for clearness.

Fire came out from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.

Fire came out from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come on them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Haven’t these evils come on us because our God is not among us?’

The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.

“Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?

God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.

Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word.

lightning and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.

Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”

Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?

Therefore now hear this, you afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

For Yahweh has called you as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off,” says your God.

“You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no one passed through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh; “because they have called you an outcast, saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’ ”

Her filthiness was in her skirts. She didn’t remember her latter end. Therefore she has come down astoundingly. She has no comforter. “See, Yahweh, my affliction; for the enemy has magnified himself.”

“They have heard that I sigh. There is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble. They are glad that you have done it. You will bring the day that you have proclaimed, and they will be like me.

Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone. On the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.

Then I looked, and see, in the expanse that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

The angel answered me, “These are the four winds of the sky, which go out from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.

When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea.

Now on one of those days, he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.

After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.

I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let’s go to him.”

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.

But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.