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Matthew chapter 26 verses 51-54 (NIV)  With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.  Do you…

Exodus chapter 5 verses 22-23 (NIV)   Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me?  Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at…

Exodus chapter 1 verse 7 (NIV)  The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.  The Israelites were in a prolonged period of hardship and testing in a country where they were no longer welcomed. Yet in spite of this,…

Job chapter 42 verse 8 (NIV)  So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You have not spoken the truth…

 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?    Tell me, if you understand.  Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!    Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set,    or who laid its cornerstone —  while the morning stars sang together    and all the angels…

Matthew chapter 24 verse 12-13 (NIV)  Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. In the 24th chapter of Matthew we read of Jesus teaching His disciples what the end times would be like. I was particularly struck…

Matthew chapter 23 verse 23 (NIV)   “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former…” Luke Chapter 10 verses…

Matthew chapter 22 verses 34-36 (NIV)  Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.  One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Matthew chapter 22 verse 46 (NIV)   No one could say a word in reply, and from…

Matthew chapter 21 verses 45-46 (NIV)  When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.  They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet. The chief priests and the Pharisees got the…

Matthew chapter 21 verses 28-31 (NIV)  “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. “Then the father went to the other son and…