Old/New Testament
25 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, and said,
2 “Power and fear are with Him Who makes peace in His places.
3 “Is there any number to His armies? And upon whom shall not His light arise?
4 “And how may a man be justified with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?
5 “Behold, He will give no light to the Moon. And the stars are unclean in His sight.
6 “How much less so is man (a maggot) and the son of man (a worm)?”
26 But Job answered, and said,
2 “Whom do you help who has no power? Do you save the arm that has no strength?
3 “Whom do you counsel who has no wisdom? Whom do you show right in abundance?
4 “To whom do you declare these words? Or whose spirit comes out of you?
5 “The dead things are formed under the waters, and near to them.
6 “The grave is naked before Him, and there is no covering for destruction.
7 “He stretches out the North over the empty place, and hangs the Earth upon nothing.
8 “He binds the waters in His clouds, and the cloud is not broken under them.
9 “He holds back the face of His throne, and spreads His cloud upon it.
10 “He has set bounds around the waters, until the day and night come to an end.
11 “The pillars of Heaven tremble and quake at His reproof.
12 “The sea is calm by His power, and by His understanding He strikes its pride.
13 “His Spirit has garnished the heavens. His Hand has formed the crooked serpent.
14 “Lo, these are part of His ways. But how little a portion we hear of Him? And who can understand His fearful power?”
27 Moreover, Job proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
2 “The living God has taken away my judgment. For the Almighty has put my soul in bitterness.
3 “Yet, so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrils,
4 “my lips shall surely speak no wickedness. And my tongue shall utter no deceit.
5 “Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die, I will never take away my innocence from myself.
6 “I will keep my righteousness and will not forsake it. My heart shall not reprove me of my days.
7 “My enemy shall be as the wicked and he who rises against me as the unrighteous.
8 “For what hope has the hypocrite when he has heaped up riches if God take away his soul?
9 “Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
10 “Will he set his delight on the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
11 “I will teach you by the Hand of God. I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty.
12 “Behold, all you yourselves have seen it. Why, then, do you act with such complete frivolity?
13 “This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that tyrants shall receive from the Almighty.
14 “If his children are in great number, the sword shall destroy them, and his posterity shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 “His remnant shall be buried in death. And his widows shall not weep.
16 “Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay,
17 “he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on. And the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 “He builds his house as the moth, and as a booth which the watchman makes.
19 “When the rich man sleeps, he shall not be gathered. They opened their eyes, and he was gone.
20 “Terrors shall take him as waters. A tempest shall carry him away by night.
21 “The east wind shall take him away, and he shall depart. And it shall hurl him out of his place
22 “and shall cast upon him and not spare. He flees desperately from its hand.
23 “Men shall clap their hands at him, and hiss at him out of their place.”
12 Now about that time, Herod the King stretched forth his hand to afflict some of the church,
2 And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
3 And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further, to take Peter also (during the Days of Unleavened Bread.)
4 And when he had caught him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to be kept, intending to bring him forth to the people after the Passover.
5 So Peter was kept in prison. But earnest prayer was made to God for him by the church.
6 And the night when Herod wished to have him brought out to the people, Peter slept between two soldiers, bound with two chains. And the guards before the door kept the prison.
7 And behold, the Angel of the Lord came upon them. And a light shined in the house. And he struck Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands.
8 And the Angel said to him, “Dress yourself. And put on your sandals.” And so, he did. Then he said to him, “Wrap your garment around you, and follow me.”
9 So Peter came out and followed him; and did not know that what was done by the Angel was real, but thought he had seen a vision.
10 Now, after they had passed the first and the second guards, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them by itself. And they went out and passed through one street. And immediately the Angel departed from him.
11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his Angel, and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectations of the Jewish people.”
12 And as he considered it, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John (whose surname was Mark), where many were gathered together and prayed.
13 And when Peter knocked at the entry door, a girl named Rhoda came forth to answer it.
14 But when she recognized Peter’s voice, she did not open the gate. But with gladness, she ran in and told how Peter stood before the gate.
15 But they said to her, “You are mad.” Still she kept affirming that it was so. Then they said, “It is his angel.”
16 But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened it, and saw him, they were astonished.
17 And with his hand he asked them to be silent. And he told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Go show these things to James and to the brothers.” And he departed and went into another place.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
19 And when Herod had asked for and not found him, he examined the guards, and commanded them to be led away for punishment. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
20 Then Herod was angry with those of Tyre and Sidon. But they all came to him with one mind. And having befriended Blastus, the King’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country was nourished by the King.
21 And upon an appointed day, Herod clothed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.
22 And the people gave a shout, saying, “The voice of God, and not of man!”
23 But immediately the Angel of the Lord struck him - so that he was eaten by worms and gave up the ghost - because he did not give glory to God.
24 And the Word of God grew and multiplied.
25 So, when they had fulfilled their ministry, Barnabas and Saul took John with them (whose surname was Mark), and returned from Jerusalem.
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