Matthew 26:48

Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men;

When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

“Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was around his waist, and in his sandals that were on his feet.

They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.

for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.

Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.

Yahweh says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray; for those who feed their teeth, they proclaim, “Peace!” and whoever doesn’t provide for their mouths, they prepare war against him:

Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

If he shoved him out of hatred, or hurled something at him while lying in wait, so that he died,

Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”

However he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

It was so, that when any man came near to bow down to him, he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So he struck him with it in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn’t strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.

Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.

They will fall among those who are slain by the sword. She is delivered to the sword. Draw her away with all her multitudes.

Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”

All the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over. Then the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.

Yahweh will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn’t know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.

Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.

My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.

The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.

If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!”

‘Cursed is he who secretly kills his neighbor.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

Now therefore, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true sign;

Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan!”

The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.

Then David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army. Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.

Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “Whose is the land?” and saying, “Make your alliance with me, and behold, my hand will be with you, to bring all Israel around to you.”

You know Abner the son of Ner. He came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.”

When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

When Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

But he didn’t count Levi and Benjamin among them; for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.

of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;

Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come! Let’s meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to harm me.

Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.

for she has thrown down many wounded. Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Now in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal offspring and one of the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they ate bread together in Mizpah.

Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men who were with him, and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed him.

Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely.”

You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.’

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.

When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and had sat down together, Peter sat among them.

Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”

and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public custody.

“We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.

and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”

Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.

All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

The greeting of me, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter: this is how I write.

in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.

yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.