All Is Vanity

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

The Vanity of Wisdom

I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things—

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.

Fear God and Keep His Commandments

Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care.

The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

“Son of man, set your face toward the southland; preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb.

“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel

Now therefore hear the word of the Lord. “You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’

“Do not preach”—thus they preach— “one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us.”

If a man should go about and utter wind and lies, saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be the preacher for this people!

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Messengers from John the Baptist

When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice.

And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.

And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.”

And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them.

And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]]