The Lord said, “There is now one people and they all have one language. This is what they have begun to do, and now all that they plan to do will be possible for them. Come, let’s go down and mix up their language there so they won’t understand each ot...

The devil took him off to the holy city, and stood him on a pinnacle of the Temple. ‘If you really are God’s son,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down. The Bible does say, after all, that “God will give his angels a command about you”; and “they will carry y...

What did you do? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. You are now cursed from the ground that opened its mouth to take your brother’s blood from your hand. When you farm the fertile land,

When God began to create the heavens and the earth—the earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God’s wind swept over the waters—God said, “Let there be light.” And so light appeared. God saw how good the light was.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His faithful love endures forever. A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth. Since we have heard that some without our authorization went out fro...

The Lord has appointed the blessing— life forevermore. One who walks in wisdom will be safe. Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying fervently to God for him. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and said, “Quick, get up!

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down. They heard them speaking in tongues and declaring the greatness of God. The Gentiles had also received the word of God. I remembered the word of the Lord.

I wait for the Lord; I wait and put my hope in his word. Put your hope in the Lord. For there is faithful love with the Lord. Put your hope in the Lord, both now and forever. We are all in the presence of God to hear everything you have been commanded.

The man who fears the Lord will be blessed. May the Lord bless you from Zion. “May the Lord’s blessing be on you. We bless you in the name of the Lord.” If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,

Our mouths were filled with laughter then, and our tongues with shouts of joy. The Lord has done great things. We were joyful. Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. He will surely come back with shouts of joy.