Daniel 6 Cross References - MSTC

¹ It pleased Darius to set over his kingdom a hundred and twenty lords, which should be in all his kingdom about. ² Above these he set three princes - of whom Daniel was one - that the lords might give accounts unto them, and the king to be undiseased. ³ But Daniel exceeded all these princes and lords, for the spirit of God was plenteous in him: so that the king was minded to set him over the whole realm. ⁴ Wherefore the princes and lords sought to pick out in Daniel some quarrel against the kingdom: yet could they find none occasion nor fault upon him. For why? He was so faithful, that there was no blame nor dishonesty found in him. ⁵ Then said these men, "We will get no quarrel against this Daniel, except it be in the law of his God." ⁶ Upon this, went the princes and lords together unto the king, and said thus unto him, "King Darius, God save thy life forever. ⁷ All the great estates of the realm - as the princes, dukes, senators and judges - are determined to put out a commandment of the king, and to make a sure statute. Namely, that whoso desireth any petition, either of any god or man within this thirty days, except it be only of thee, O king: the same person may be cast into the lions' den. ⁸ Wherefore, O king, confirm thou this statute, and make a writing: that the thing which the Medes and Persians have ordained be not altered nor broken." ⁹ So Darius made the writing, and confirmed it. ¹⁰ Now when Daniel understood that the writing was made, he went into his house: and the windows of his hall toward Jerusalem stood open. There kneeled he down upon his knees, three times a day: there he made his petition, and praised his God, like as his manner was to do afore time. ¹¹ Then these men made search, and found Daniel making his petition and praying unto his God. ¹² So they came to the king, and spake before him concerning his commandment, saying, "O king, hast thou not subscribed the statute, that within thirty days whoso requireth his petition of any god or man, but only of thyself, O king, he shall be cast into the den of the lions?" The king answered, and said, "It is true. It must be as a law of the Medes and Persians, that may not be broken." ¹³ Then answered they, and said unto the king, "Daniel one of the prisoners of Judah, O king, regardeth neither thee nor thy statute that thou hast made, but maketh his petition three times a day." ¹⁴ When the king heard these words, he was sore grieved, and would have excused Daniel, to deliver him, and put off the matter until the sun went down, to the intent that he might save him. ¹⁵ These men, perceiving the king's mind, said unto him, "Know this, O king: that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that the commandment and statute which the king maketh, may not be altered." ¹⁶ Then the king had them bring Daniel, and cast him into the Lions' den. The king also spake unto Daniel, and said, "Thy God whom thou always servest, even he shall defend thee." ¹⁷ And there was brought a stone, and laid upon the hole of the den: this the king sealed with his own ring, and with the signet of his princes: that the king's commandment concerning Daniel, should not be broken. ¹⁸ So the king went in to his palace, and kept him sober all night, so that there was no table spread before him, neither could he take any sleep. ¹⁹ But betimes in the morning, at the break of the day, the king arose, and went in all haste unto the den of the Lions. ²⁰ Now as he came nigh unto the den, he cried with a piteous voice unto Daniel: Yea, the king spake, and said to Daniel, "O Daniel, thou servant of the living God, is not thy God, whom thou alway servest, able to deliver thee from the lions?" ²¹ Daniel said unto the king, "O king, God save thy life for ever. ²² My God hath sent his angel, which hath shut the lions' mouths, so that they might not hurt me. For why? Mine unguiltiness is found out before him. And as for thee, O king, I never offended thee." ²³ Then was the king exceeding glad, and commanded to take Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was brought out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him; For he put his trust in his God. ²⁴ And as for those men which had accused Daniel, the king commanded to bring them, and to cast them in the Lions' den: them, their children, and their wives. So the Lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones asunder, before they came at the ground. ²⁵ After this, wrote king Darius, "Unto all people kindreds and tongues, that dwelt in all lands, peace be multiplied with you. ²⁶ My commandment is, in all my dominion and kingdom, that men fear and stand in awe of Daniel's God. For he is the living God, which abideth ever: his kingdom shall not fail and his power is everlasting. ²⁷ It is he that delivereth and saveth: he doth wonders and marvelous works, in heaven and in earth: he hath preserved Daniel from the power of the Lions." ²⁸ This Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and Cyrus of Persia.

²¹ Moreover, seek out, among all the people, men of activity which fear God; and men that are true and hate covetousness: and make them heads over the people, captains over thousands, over hundreds, over fifty, and over ten. ²² And let them judge the people at all seasons: If there be any great matter, let them bring that unto thee, and let them judge all small causes them selves, and ease thyself, and let them bear with thee.

¹ It fortuned in the days of Ahasuerus - which reigned from India unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty lands -

³¹ and Darius out of Media took in the kingdom, being sixty two years of age.

¹⁴ other unto rulers, as unto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of evil doers: but for the laud of them that well do.

³⁰ Wherefore the LORD God of Israel sayeth, 'I said that thine house and the house of thy father should have walked before me forever. But now the LORD sayeth that be far from me: for them that honoureth me I will honour, and they that despise me, shall not be regarded.

²² Take heed now that ye be not negligent herein, lest the king have harm therethrough."

⁴ for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold to be bondmen and bondwomen, then would I hold my tongue; although the enemy could not recompense the king's loss.

¹⁶ Upon her righthand is long life, and upon her left hand is riches and honour.

⁶ He is lame of his feet, yea drunken is he in vanity, that committeth any message to a fool.

⁴⁸ So the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many and great gifts. He made him ruler of all the countries of Babylon, and lord of all the nobles, that were at Babylon. ⁴⁹ Now Daniel intreated the king for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, so that he made them rulers over all the offices in the land of Babylon: But Daniel himself remained still in the court by the king.

¹⁶ Then heard I say, that thou can expound dark things, and declare hard doubts. Well then, if thou can read this writing, and show me the meaning thereof: thou shalt be clothed with purple, have a chain of gold about thy neck, and rule the third part of my kingdom."

²⁹ Then commanded Belshazzar to clothe Daniel with purple, to hang a chain of gold about his neck, and to make a proclamation concerning him: that he should be the ruler of the third part of his kingdom.

²³ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain King, which would take accounts of his servants.

² And he called him, and said unto him, 'How is it, that I hear this of thee? Give accounts of thy stewardship. For thou mayest be no longer my steward.'

¹³ And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, saying unto them, 'Buy and sell till I come.' ¹⁴ But his citizens hated him, and sent messengers after him, saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over us.' ¹⁵ And it came to pass, when he was come again and had received his kingdom, he commanded these servants, to be called to him, to whom he gave his money, to know what every man had done. ¹⁶ Then came the first saying, 'Lord, thy pound hath increased ten pounds.' ¹⁷ And he said unto him, 'Well good servant, because thou wast faithful in a very little thing; Take thou authority over ten cities.' ¹⁸ And the other came saying, 'Lord, thy pound hath increased five pounds.' ¹⁹ And to the same he said, 'And be thou also ruler over five cities.' ²⁰ And the third came, and said, 'Lord, behold here thy pound, which I have kept in a napkin, ²¹ for I feared thee, because thou art a strait man: thou takest up that thou laidst not down; And reapest that thou didst not sow.' ²² And he said unto him, 'Of thine own mouth judge I thee, thou evil servant. Knowest thou that I am a strait man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow? ²³ Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank? That at my coming should I might have required mine own, with vantage.' ²⁴ And he said to them that stood by, 'Take from him that pound, and give it him that hath ten pounds.' ²⁵ And they said unto him, 'Lord he hath ten pounds.' ²⁶ 'I say unto you, that unto all them that have, it shall be given: and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken from him. ²⁷ Moreover, those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.'"

² Furthermore it is required of the stewards that they be found faithful.

³⁸ Then said Pharaoh unto his servants, "Where shall we find such a man as this is, that hath the spirit of God in him?" ³⁹ Wherefore Pharaoh said unto Joseph, "Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is no man of understanding nor of wisdom like unto thee. ⁴⁰ Thou therefore shalt be over my house, and according to thy word shall all my people obey: only in the king's seat will I be above thee." ⁴¹ And he said unto Joseph, "Behold, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt."

² And I commanded my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace at Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God more than did many others,

³ For Mordecai the Jew was the second next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted among the multitude of his brethren, as one that seeketh the wealth of his people, and speaketh the best for all his seed.

³ Let mercy and faithfulness never go from thee: bind them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thine heart. ⁴ So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and men.

²⁷ He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit.

²⁹ Seest thou not, that they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, and not among the simple people?

¹³ And I saw that wisdom excelleth foolishness, as far as light doth darkness.

¹² because that such an abundant spirit, knowledge and wisdom, to expound dreams, open secrets, and to declare hard doubts, was found in him. Yea, even in Daniel, whom the king named Balteshazzar. Let this same Daniel be sent for, and he shall tell what it meaneth."

¹⁴ I have heard speak of thee, that thou hast the spirit of the holy gods, experience and understanding, and that there hath been great wisdom found in thee.

²³ For as soon as thou begannest to make thy prayer, it was so devised, and therefore am I come to show thee. And why? For thou art a man greatly beloved. Wherefore, ponder the matter well, that thou mayest learn to understand the vision.

¹⁸ When they were brought to Joseph's house, they were afraid, and said, "Because of the money that came in our sacks' mouths at the first time, are we brought, to pick a quarrel with us and to lay something to our charge: to bring us in bondage and our asses also."

⁴ But his father and mother wist not that it was the LORD's doing, and that he sought an occasion of the Philistines, which at that time reigned over Israel.

¹⁴ And David was wise in all that he took in hand, and the LORD was with him.

⁴ And Jonathan spake the best of David unto Saul his father and said unto him, "Let not the king sin against his servant David, for he hath not sinned against thee, and his works are to thee ward very good. ⁵ For he did put his life in his hand and slew the Philistine, and the LORD gave a great victory to all Israel. And thou sawest it, and thou rejoicedest. Wherefore then shouldest thou sin against innocent blood, and slay David for nought?"

¹⁴ And Ahimelech answered the king, and said, "Who is so faithful among all thy servants as David and thereto the king's son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is had in honour in thine house?

¹² The ungodly layeth wait for the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. ¹³ But the LORD laugheth him to scorn, for he seeth that his day is coming.

³² The ungodly watcheth the righteous, and seeketh occasion to slay him. ³³ But the LORD will not leave him in his hands, nor condemn him when he is judged.

²⁷ The righteous abhorreth the ungodly; but as for those that be in the right way, the wicked hate them.

⁴ Again, I saw that all travail and diligence of labour was hated of every man. This is also a vain thing, and a vexation of mind.

¹⁸ Then said they, "Come, let us imagine something against this Jeremiah." Yea, this did even the priests, to whom the law was committed: the Senators, that were the wisest: and the prophets, which wanted not the word of God. "Come," said they, "let us cut out his tongue, and let us not regard his words."

²³ Yet LORD, thou knowest all their counsel that they have devised, to slay me. And therefore forgive them not their wickedness, and let not their sin be put out of thy sight: but let them be judged before thee as the guilty: This shalt thou do unto them in the time of thy indignation.

¹⁰ For why? I heard so many derisions and blasphemies, yea even of my own companions, and such as were conversant with me: which went about, to make me afraid, saying, "Upon him; let us go upon him, to fear him, and make him hold his tongue: that we may overcome him, and be avenged of him."

⁸ Now were there certain men of the Chaldeans that went even then and accused the Jews,

⁴ and held a counsel, how they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

¹⁸ For he knew well, that for envy they had delivered him.

²⁰ And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves perfect, to take him in his words, and to deliver him unto the power, and authority of the deputy.

² and the high priests, and scribes sought how to kill him, but they feared the people.

¹⁴ and said unto them, "Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverted the people. And behold, I have examined him before you, and have found no fault in this man, of those things whereof ye accuse him. ¹⁵ No, nor yet Herod. For I sent you to him: and lo, nothing worthy of death is done to him.

⁴ Pilate went forth again, and said unto them, "Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him."

¹² Nevertheless what I do, that will I do to cut away occasion from them which desire occasion, that they might be found like unto us in that wherein they rejoice:

¹⁵ that ye may be faultless, and pure, and the sons of God; without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and a perverse nation, among which see that ye shine as lights in the world,

¹⁴ I will therefore that the younger women marry and bear children, and guide the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil.

⁸ and with the wholesome word which cannot be rebuked, that he which withstandeth may be ashamed, having no thing in you that he may dispraise.

¹² and see that ye have honest conversation among the gentiles, that they which backbite you as evil doers, may see your good works and praise God in the day of visitation.

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that when they backbite you as evil doers, they may be ashamed, forasmuch as they have falsely accused your good conversation in Christ.

¹⁴ If ye be railed upon for the name of Christ; happy are ye. For the spirit of glory and the spirit of God resteth upon you. On their part he is evil spoken of: but on your part he is glorified. ¹⁵ See that none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or an evil doer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. ¹⁶ If any man suffer as a Christian man, let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify God on his behalf.

¹⁷ and said to David, "Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast rewarded me with good, and I have rewarded thee with evil.

⁸ And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, "There is a people scattered abroad and dispersed among all people in all the lands of thine empire, and their law is contrary unto all people, and they do not after the king's laws, neither is it the king's profit to suffer them after this manner.

⁶ When the high priests and ministers saw him, they cried, saying, "Crucify him, crucify him." Pilate said unto them, Take ye him and crucify him: For I find no cause in him. ⁷ The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die: because he made himself the son of God."

¹³ Neither can they prove the things whereof they accuse me. ¹⁴ But this I confess unto thee, that after that way, which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets, ¹⁵ and have hope towards God, that the same resurrection from death, which they themselves look for also, shall be both of just and unjust. ¹⁶ And therefore study I to have a clear conscience toward God, and toward man also.

²⁰ or else let these same here say, if they have found any evildoing in me, while I stand here in the council, ²¹ except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them of the resurrection from death am I judged of you this day."

³ Nevertheless I was sore afraid and said unto the king, "God save the king's life forever, should I not look sadly? The city of my fathers' burial lieth waste and the gates thereof are consumed with fire."

⁶ They hold all together, and keep themselves close, and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul.

³ How long will ye imagine mischief against every man? Ye shall be slain, all of the sort of you; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge.

² Hide me from the gathering together of the froward, and from the insurrection of wicked doers, ³ who have whet their tongue like a sword, and shoot out their arrows, even bitter words, ⁴ That they may privily hurt the innocent, and suddenly hit him without any fear. ⁵ They have devised mischief, and communed among themselves how they may lay snares. "Tush," say they, "Who shall see them?" ⁶ They imagine wickedness, and keep it secret among themselves; every man in the deep of his heart.

⁴ Upon this the Chaldeans answered the king in the Syrians' speech, "O king, God save thy life forever. Show thy servants the dream, and we shall show thee, what it meaneth."

⁹ and said unto the king Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, God save thy life forever.

¹⁰ So by reason of this matter, that had happened to the king and his lords, the queen went up herself into the banquet house, and spake unto the king, saying, "O king, God save thy life forever: Let not the thoughts trouble thee, and let not thy countenance be changed.

¹¹ Then these men made search, and found Daniel making his petition and praying unto his God.

²¹ Daniel said unto the king, "O king, God save thy life for ever.

²³ Then said the deputy, "What evil hath he done?" And they cried the more saying, "Let him be crucified." ²⁴ When Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but that more business was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person: see ye thereto." ²⁵ Then answered all the people, and said, "His blood be on us, and on our children."

²³ And they cried with loud voice, and required that he might be crucified. And the voice of them and of the high priests prevailed. ²⁴ And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required, ²⁵ and let loose unto them, him that for insurrection, and murder, was cast into prison, whom they desired: and delivered Jesus to do with him what they would.

²² They gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth: it is pity that he should live." ²³ And as they cried and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

² When Paul was called forth; Tertullus began to accuse him saying, "Seeing that we live in great quietness by the means of thee and that many good things are done unto this nation through thy providence:

² The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the LORD, and against his Christ.

⁹ For he lieth waiting secretly; even as a lion lurketh he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. He doth ravish the poor when he getteth him into his net.

³ For lo, they lie in waiting for my soul; the mighty men are gathered together against me, without any offense or fault of me, O LORD.

⁴ Their device is only how to put him out, whom God will exalt; their delight is in lies. They give good words with their mouth, but curse with their heart. Selah.

¹ {A song and Psalm of Asaph} Hold not thy tongue, O God, keep not still silence; refrain not thyself, O God. ² For lo, thine enemies make a murmuring; and they that hate thee, lift up their head. ³ They imagine craftily against thy people, and take counsel against thy secret ones.

²⁰ Wilt thou have anything to do with the stool of wickedness, which imagineth mischief as a law?

² and sent out to gather together the dukes, lords and nobles, the judges and officers, the deputies and sheriffs, with all the rulers of the land: that they might come to the dedication of the Image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

⁶ Whoso then falleth not down and boweth himself, shall even the same hour be cast in to a hot burning oven."

¹¹ Whoso then fell not down and worshipped not, that he should be cast in to a hot burning oven.

²⁷ Then the dukes, lords and nobles, and the king's counsel came together to see these men, upon whom the fire had no manner of power in their bodies: insomuch that the very hair of their head was not burnt, and their clothes unchanged: Yea, there was no smell of fire felt upon them.

² Above these he set three princes - of whom Daniel was one - that the lords might give accounts unto them, and the king to be undiseased. ³ But Daniel exceeded all these princes and lords, for the spirit of God was plenteous in him: so that the king was minded to set him over the whole realm.

⁵ Remember, O my people, what Balak the king of Moab had imagined against thee, and what answer that Balaam the son of Beor gave him, from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the loving-kindness of the LORD.

¹² But the lion spoiled enough for his young ones, and devoured for his lioness: he filled his dens with his prey, and his dwelling place with that he had ravished.

¹⁴ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

¹ And anon in the dawning held the high priests a council with the elders and the scribes; And also the whole congregation, and bound Jesus and led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

¹⁰ The high priests therefore held a council that they might put Lazarus to death also,

⁵ And it chanced on the morrow that their rulers, and elders, and scribes: ⁶ as Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest: were gathered together at Jerusalem, ⁷ and set the other before them, and asked, "By what power, or in what name, have ye done this, sirs?"

²⁶ The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the Lord, and against his Christ.' ²⁷ For of a truth, against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and also Pontius Pilate with the gentiles, and the people of Israel, gathered themselves together: ²⁸ for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

¹⁹ If it please the king, let there go a commandment from him, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and Medians - and not to be transgressed - that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus, and let the king give the kingdom unto another that is better than she.

¹² Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written, according as Haman commanded, unto the king's princes, and to the captains everywhere in the lands, and to the rulers of every people in the countries on every side, according to the writing of every nation, and after their language in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed with the king's ring.

³ And Esther spake yet more before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him, that he would put away the wickedness of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had imagined against the Jews.

⁸ Write ye now therefore for the Jews, as it liketh you in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring." For the writings that were written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, durst no man disannul.

¹⁰ And it was written in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed with the king's ring. And by posts that rode upon swift young Mules, sent he the writings,

¹ Woe be unto you that make unrighteous laws, and devise things, which be too hard for to keep:

¹² So they came to the king, and spake before him concerning his commandment, saying, "O king, hast thou not subscribed the statute, that within thirty days whoso requireth his petition of any god or man, but only of thyself, O king, he shall be cast into the den of the lions?" The king answered, and said, "It is true. It must be as a law of the Medes and Persians, that may not be broken."

¹⁵ These men, perceiving the king's mind, said unto him, "Know this, O king: that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that the commandment and statute which the king maketh, may not be altered."

³⁵ Heaven and earth shall perish: but my words shall abide.

⁹ As for men they are but vanity; the children of men are deceitful. Upon the weights they are altogether lighter than vanity itself. ¹⁰ O trust not in wrong or robbery; give not yourselves unto vanity. If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

⁹ It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put any confidence in princes.

³ O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man, for there is no help in them.

² yea, thou art bound with thine own words, and taken with thine own speech.

²² Fear not, then, any man whose breath is in his nostrils - for what is he?

³⁰ And hearken unto the supplication of thy servant and of thy people Israel which they shall pray in this place. And hear thou, up unto heaven thy dwelling place, and when thou hearest have mercy.

³⁸ then hear thou up to heaven thy dwelling place, all the prayers and supplications that shall be made of all men throughout all thy people Israel, which shall knowledge every man the plague of his own heart, and stretch forth his hands unto this house.

⁴⁴ And when they go out to battle against their enemies whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen and toward the house that I have built for thy name:

⁴⁸ and so turn again unto thee with all their hearts and all their souls in the land of their enemies which hold them captive, and pray unto thee, toward the land which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name: ⁴⁹ then hear thou their prayer and supplication up to heaven thy dwelling place, and judge their causes, ⁵⁰ and be merciful unto thy people that have sinned against thee, and unto all their trespass that they have trespassed against thee, and get them favour in the sight of them that hold them captive that they may have compassion on them.

⁵⁴ And when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD and from kneeling on his knees and stretching of his hands up to heaven,

¹³ Now Solomon had made a brazen pulpit of five cubits long and five cubits broad, and three of height, and had set it in the midst of the great court, upon that he stepped and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel and stretched out his hands to heaven,

³⁸ and turn again to thee, with all their hearts and all their souls, in the land of their captivity where they be kept in bondage, and so pray toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers, and city which thou hast chosen, and to his house which I have built for thy name;

⁵ And about the evening sacrifice I rose up from my heaviness, and rent my clothes and my raiment, and fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God;

¹¹ But I said, "Should any such man as I flee? Who is that, being as I am, that will go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in."

⁷ But as for me, I will come into thy house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

¹ {To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye then to my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the hill? ² For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver, that they may privily shoot at them which are true of heart.

¹ {Of David, when he changed his speech before Abimelech; which drove him away, and he departed} I will always give thanks unto the LORD; his praise shall ever be in my mouth.

¹⁷ In the evening, and morning, and at noon day will I mourn and complain: and he shall hear my voice.

³ Be merciful unto me, O LORD; for I call daily upon thee.

⁶ O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the LORD our maker.

¹³ Then answered they, and said unto the king, "Daniel one of the prisoners of Judah, O king, regardeth neither thee nor thy statute that thou hast made, but maketh his petition three times a day."

⁴ And I thought that I had been cast away out of thy sight. But I will yet again look toward thy holy temple.

²⁸ And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell. ²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And none of them doth light on the ground, without your father. ³⁰ And now are all the hairs of your heads numbered. ³¹ Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. ³² Whosoever therefore shall knowledge me before men, him will I knowledge also before my father which is in heaven. ³³ But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my father which is in heaven.

⁴ I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. ⁵ But I will show you, whom ye shall fear. Fear him which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea I say unto you, him fear. ⁶ Are not five sparrows bought for two farthings? and yet not one of them is forgotten of God. ⁷ Also, even the very hairs of your heads are numbered. Fear not therefore: Ye are more of value, than many sparrows. ⁸ I say unto you, Whosoever confesseth me before men, even him shall the son of man confess also before the angels of God. ⁹ And he that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.

²⁶ "If a man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, moreover and his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

⁴¹ And he gat himself from them, about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

¹ When the fiftieth day was come, they were all with one accord gathered together in one place. ² And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as it had been the coming of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they sat.

¹⁵ These are not drunken, as ye suppose — For it is yet but the third hour of the day -

¹ Peter and John went up together into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer:

¹⁷ But that it be noised no farther among the people, let us threaten and charge them that they speak henceforth to no man in this name." ¹⁸ And they called them, and commanded them that in no wise they should speak or teach in the name of Jesus. ¹⁹ But Peter and John answered unto them and said, "Whether it be right in the sight of God to obey you more than God, judge ye.

²⁹ And now Lord behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants with all confidence to speak thy word.

²⁰ "Go step forth, and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."

²⁹ Peter and the other apostles answered, and said, "We ought more to obey God than men.

⁴⁰ And to him they agreed, and called the apostles, and beat them, and commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. ⁴¹ And they departed from the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his name. ⁴² And daily in the temple, and in every house they ceased not, teaching and preaching Jesus Christ.

⁶⁰ And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. For they know not what they do." And when he had thus spoken he fell asleep.

⁴⁰ And Peter put them all forth and kneeled down and prayed and turned him to the body, and said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

⁹ On the morrow as they went on their journey and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went upon the top of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

²⁴ But none of those things move me. Neither is my life dear unto myself; that I might fulfill my course with joy, and the ministration which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

³⁶ When he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

⁵ And when the days were ended we departed, and went our ways, and they all brought us on our way, with their wives and children, till we were come out of the city. And we kneeled down in the shore and prayed.

¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁴ Insomuch that many of the brethren in the Lord are boldened through my bonds, and dare more largely speak the word without fear.

²⁰ as I heartily look for and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed: but that with all confidence, as always in times past, even so now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be through life, or else death.

⁶ Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.

¹⁷ And all things, whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.

¹⁷ Pray continually. ¹⁸ In all things give thanks. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

¹⁶ Let us therefore go boldly unto the seat of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

¹⁵ For by him offer we the sacrifice of praise always to God: that is to say, the fruit of those lips, which confess his name.

¹⁰ Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

¹³ I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is, and thou keepest my name and hast not denied my faith. And in my days Antipas was a faithful witness of mine, which was slain among you where Satan dwelleth.

⁶ Upon this, went the princes and lords together unto the king, and said thus unto him, "King Darius, God save thy life forever.

⁸ Now were there certain men of the Chaldeans that went even then and accused the Jews, ⁹ and said unto the king Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, God save thy life forever. ¹⁰ Thou being king hast given a commandment, that all men when they hear noise of the trumpets, harps, shawmes psalteries, symphonies and all the other melodies: shall fall down and bow themselves toward the golden Image. ¹¹ Whoso then fell not down and worshipped not, that he should be cast in to a hot burning oven. ¹² Now are there certain Jews, whom thou hast set over the offices of the land of Babylon: namely, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, regard not thy commandment; yea they will not serve thy gods, nor bow themselves to the golden Image, that thou hast set up."

⁸ Wherefore, O king, confirm thou this statute, and make a writing: that the thing which the Medes and Persians have ordained be not altered nor broken."

¹⁹ And when her master and mistress saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

²⁴ Which jailer, when he had received such commandment, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

² When Paul was called forth; Tertullus began to accuse him saying, "Seeing that we live in great quietness by the means of thee and that many good things are done unto this nation through thy providence: ³ that allow we ever and in all places, most mighty Felix with all thanks. ⁴ Notwithstanding, that I be not tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy courtesy a few words. ⁵ We have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of debate unto all the Jews throughout the world; And a maintainer of sedition, of the sect of the Nazarenes; ⁶ and also hath enforced to pollute the temple: Whom we took, and would have judged according to our law, ⁷ but the high captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, ⁸ commanding his accusers to come unto thee: of whom thou mayest, if thou wilt enquire, know the certain of all these things where of we accuse him." ⁹ The Jews likewise affirmed, saying that it was even so.

⁶ Among these now were certain of the children of Judah: namely Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

²⁵ Then Arioch brought Daniel into the king in all the haste, and said unto him, "I have found a man among the prisoners of Judah, that shall show the king the interpretation."

¹² Now are there certain Jews, whom thou hast set over the offices of the land of Babylon: namely, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, regard not thy commandment; yea they will not serve thy gods, nor bow themselves to the golden Image, that thou hast set up."

¹³ Then was Daniel brought before the king. So the king spake unto Daniel, and said, "Art thou that Daniel, one of the prisoners of Judah whom my father the king brought out of Jewry?

⁷ which Jason hath received privily. And these all do contrary to the elders of Caesar, affirming another King: one Jesus."

²⁸ And when it afterward came to David's ear, he said, "I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD forever, concerning the blood of Abner the son of Ner. ²⁹ It fall therefore on the head of Joab and on all his father's house: that the house of Joab be never without one or other that hath running issues or without lepers and goers on crutches, and that fall on the sword and that lack bread."

¹³ Then Nebuchadnezzar in a cruel wrath and displeasure, commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego should be brought unto him. So these men were brought before the king.

¹⁷ And when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, "Whether will ye that I give loose unto you: Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?" ¹⁸ For he knew well, that for envy they had delivered him. ¹⁹ When he was set down to give judgment, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have thou nothing to do with that just man, I have suffered many things this day in a dream about him." ²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders had persuaded the people, that they should ask Barabbas, and should destroy Jesus. ²¹ Then the deputy answered and said unto them, "Whether of the twain will ye that I let loose unto you?" And they said, "Barabbas." ²² Pilate said unto them, "What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified." ²³ Then said the deputy, "What evil hath he done?" And they cried the more saying, "Let him be crucified." ²⁴ When Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but that more business was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person: see ye thereto."

²⁶ And the king was sorry. Yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat at supper also, he would not put her beside her purpose.

¹³ And Pilate called together the high priests, and the rulers, and the people, ¹⁴ and said unto them, "Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverted the people. And behold, I have examined him before you, and have found no fault in this man, of those things whereof ye accuse him. ¹⁵ No, nor yet Herod. For I sent you to him: and lo, nothing worthy of death is done to him. ¹⁶ I will therefore chasten him, and let him loose." ¹⁷ For of necessity, he must have let one loose unto them at that feast. ¹⁸ And all the people cried at once, saying, "Away with him, and deliver to us Barabbas: ¹⁹ which for insurrection made in the city, and murder, was cast into prison." ²⁰ Pilate spake again to them, willing to let Jesus loose. ²¹ And they cried, saying, "Crucify him; Crucify him."

⁷ The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die: because he made himself the son of God." ⁸ When Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, ⁹ and went again into the judgment hall, and said unto Jesus, "Whence art thou?" But Jesus gave him none answer. ¹⁰ Then said Pilate unto him, "Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to loose thee?" ¹¹ Jesus answered, "Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given unto thee from above. Therefore he that delivered me unto thee, is more in sin." ¹² And from thenceforth sought Pilate means to loose him: but the Jews cried, saying, "If thou let him go, thou art not Caesar's friend. For whosoever maketh himself a King, is against Caesar."

²⁰ Wilt thou have anything to do with the stool of wickedness, which imagineth mischief as a law? ²¹ They gather them together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

³⁹ And I am this day tender, though I be anointed king. And these men the sons of Zeruiah be too strong for me to rule. But the LORD reward the doer of evil, according to his wickedness."

¹⁹ He delivereth thee out of six troubles, so that in the seventh there can no harm touch thee.

³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the LORD, who is also their strength in the time of trouble. ⁴⁰ And the LORD shall stand by them, and save them; he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him.

¹⁴ Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him up out of all danger, for he hath known my name. ¹⁵ When he calleth upon me, I shall hear him: Yea I am with him in his trouble; whereout I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. ¹⁶ With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

⁸ It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put any confidence in man. ⁹ It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put any confidence in princes.

²⁵ He that feareth men, shall have a fall; but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall come to honour.

² If thou goest through the water, I will be with thee, that the strong floods should not pluck thee away. When thou walkest in the fire, it shall not burn thee, and the flame shall not kindle upon thee.

¹⁴ Now as for me: I am in your hands. Do with me, as ye think expedient and good.

⁵ Zedekiah the king answered and said, "Lo, he is in your hands, for the king may deny you nothing."

¹⁵ Well, be ready hereafter, when ye hear the noise of the trumpets blow with the harps, shawmes psalteries, symphonies and all the other melodies: that ye fall down, and worship the Image which I have made. But if ye worship it not, ye shall be cast immediately in to a hot burning oven. Let's see what God is there, that may deliver you out of my hands!"

¹⁷ Our God whom we serve, is able to keep us from the hot burning oven, O king, and can right well deliver us out of thy hands:

²⁸ Then spake Nebuchadnezzar, and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: which hath sent his angel, and defended his servants that put their trust in him: that have altered the king's commandment, and jeopardized their bodies thereupon, rather than they would serve or worship any other god except their own God only.

⁷ All the great estates of the realm - as the princes, dukes, senators and judges - are determined to put out a commandment of the king, and to make a sure statute. Namely, that whoso desireth any petition, either of any god or man within this thirty days, except it be only of thee, O king: the same person may be cast into the lions' den.

²⁰ Now as he came nigh unto the den, he cried with a piteous voice unto Daniel: Yea, the king spake, and said to Daniel, "O Daniel, thou servant of the living God, is not thy God, whom thou alway servest, able to deliver thee from the lions?"

⁸ And she, being informed of her mother before, said, "Give me here John Baptist's head in a platter." ⁹ And the King sorrowed: nevertheless for his oath's sake, and for their sakes, which sat also at the table, he commanded it to be given her. ¹⁰ And sent and beheaded John in the prison,

²³ Then said the deputy, "What evil hath he done?" And they cried the more saying, "Let him be crucified." ²⁴ When Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but that more business was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person: see ye thereto." ²⁵ Then answered all the people, and said, "His blood be on us, and on our children." ²⁶ Then let he Barabbas loose unto them, and scourged Jesus, and delivered him to be crucified.

²⁵ And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, "I will, that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John Baptist." ²⁶ And the king was sorry. Yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat at supper also, he would not put her beside her purpose. ²⁷ And immediately the king sent the hangman and commanded his head to be brought in. ²⁸ And he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a charger and gave it to the maiden, and the maiden gave it to her mother.

¹⁴ Pilate said unto them, "What evil hath he done?" And they cried the more fervently, "Crucify him." ¹⁵ And so Pilate, willing to content the people, loosed them Barabbas; And delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, for to be crucified.

¹² And from thenceforth sought Pilate means to loose him: but the Jews cried, saying, "If thou let him go, thou art not Caesar's friend. For whosoever maketh himself a King, is against Caesar." ¹³ When Pilate heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down to give sentence, in a place called the pavement: But in the Hebrew tongue, Gabbatha. ¹⁴ It was the Sabbath even which falleth in the Easter feast, and about the sixth hour. And he said unto the Jews, "Behold your King." ¹⁵ They cried, "Away with him, away with him; Crucify him." Pilate said unto them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The high priests answered, "We have no King but Caesar." ¹⁶ Then delivered he him unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

²⁷ But after two years came Festus Porcius into Felix's room: and Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul in prison bound.

⁹ Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, "Wilt thou go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?"

¹¹ If I have hurt them, or committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die. If none of these things are, whereof they accuse me, no man ought to deliver me to them. I appeal unto Caesar."

²³ For there stood by me this night the angel of God: whose I am, and whom I serve: ²⁴ saying, 'Fear not Paul, for thou must be brought before Caesar. And lo, God hath given unto thee all that sail with thee.'

³ For rulers are not to be feared for good works but for evil. Wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same.

⁵³ They have put down my life into a pit, and laid a stone upon me.

⁶⁰ and put it in his new tomb, which he had hewn out even in the rock, and rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre and departed. ⁶¹ And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. ⁶² The next day that followeth the day of preparing, the high priests and Pharisees got themselves to Pilate, ⁶³ and said, "Sir, we remember that this deceiver said while he was yet alive, after three days I will arise again. ⁶⁴ Command, therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest peradventure his disciples come, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from death: And then the last error shall be worse than the first was." ⁶⁵ Pilate said unto them, "Take watchmen: Go and make it as sure as ye can." ⁶⁶ And they went and made the sepulchre sure with watchmen, and sealed the stone.

⁴ And when he had caught him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to be kept, intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

²³ and when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison commanding the jailer to keep them surely. ²⁴ Which jailer, when he had received such commandment, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

¹⁶ And David besought God for the boy and fasted and went and lay all night upon the earth. ¹⁷ And the elders of his house arose and went to him to take him up from the earth. But he would not, neither yet eat meat with them.

²⁴ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet nor shaved his beard nor washed his clothes from the time the king departed, until he came again in peace.

²⁷ When Ahab heard those words, he rent his clothes and put sackcloth about his flesh and fasted, and lay in sack and went comfortless.

¹ The same night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the Chronicles and the stories: which when they were read before the king,

¹² They bear with them tabrets and harps, and have instruments of music at their pleasure.

⁴ Thou heldest mine eyes waking, I was so feeble, that I could not speak.

² We hanged our harps upon the salon-trees, in the midst of it.

⁸ I gathered silver and gold together, even a treasure of kings and lands. I provided me singers and women which could play of instruments, to make man mirth and pastime. I gat me drinking cups also and glasses.

⁸ The mirth of tabrets shall be laid down, the cheer of the joyful shall cease, and the pleasure of lutes shall have an end: ⁹ there shall no more wine be drunk with mirth, the beer shall be bitter to them that drink it;

¹ In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, had Nebuchadnezzar a dream, wherethrough his spirit was vexed, and his sleep brake from him.

⁴ Ye that lie upon beds of ivory, and use your wantonness upon your couches; ye that eat the best lambs of the flock, and the fattest calves of the drove; ⁵ ye that sing to the lute, and in playing of instruments compare yourselves unto David; ⁶ ye that drink wine out of goblets, and anoint yourselves with the best oil: but no man is sorry for Joseph's hurt.

³ And he arose and went to Nineveh at the LORD's commandment. Nineveh was a great city unto God, containing three days journey. ⁴ And Jonah went to and entered into the city even a day's journey, and cried, saying, "There shall not pass forty days but Nineveh shall be overthrown." ⁵ And the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed fasting, and arrayed themselves in sackcloth, as well the great as the small of them. ⁶ And the tidings came unto the king of Nineveh, which arose out of his seat, and did his apparel off and put on sackcloth, and sat him down in ashes. ⁷ And it was cried and commanded in Nineveh by the authority of the king and of his lords, saying, "See that neither man or beast, ox or sheep taste ought at all, and that they neither feed or drink water." ⁸ And they put on sackcloth both man and beast, and cried unto God mightily, and turned every man from his wicked way, and from doing wrong in which they were accustomed, saying, ⁹ "Who can tell whether God will turn and repent, and cease from his fierce wrath, that we perish not?"

²² And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more in thee: and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee, and the sound of a mill shall be heard no more in thee,

¹ The Sabbath day, at even, which dawneth the morrow after the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulchre.

² And early in the morning, the next day after the Sabbath day, they came unto the sepulchre when the sun was risen.

¹³ I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but took my leave of them and went away into Macedonia.

⁵ For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent that I might have knowledge of your faith, lest haply the tempter had tempted you, and that our labour had been bestowed in vain.

¹⁴ Is the thing too hard for the LORD to do? In the time appointed will I return unto thee, as soon as the fruit can have life. And Sara shall have a son."

²³ And the LORD said unto Moses, "Is the LORD's hand waxed short? Thou shalt see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not."

¹⁵ If thou shalt kill all this people as they were but one man then the nations which have heard the fame of thee, will speak, saying, ¹⁶ 'Because the LORD was not able to bring in this people into the land which he swore unto them, therefore he slew them in the wilderness.'

¹¹ Seek the LORD and his strength: Seek his presence always!

¹⁴ As for me, I will patiently abide always, and will ever increase thy praise. ¹⁵ My mouth shall speak daily of thy righteousness and salvation; for I know no end thereof. ¹⁶ I will go forth in the strength of the LORD God, and will make mention of thy righteousness only. ¹⁷ Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works. ¹⁸ Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am grey-headed, until I have showed thy strength unto children's children, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.

²³ Nevertheless, I am always by thee; thou holdest me by my righthand.

¹¹² I apply my heart to fulfill thy statutes always, even unto the end.

² While I live will I praise the LORD; yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God.

¹⁷ Let not thine heart be jealous to follow sinners; but keep thee still in the fear of the LORD all the day long: ¹⁸ For the end is not yet come and thy patient abiding shall not be in vain.

¹⁷ 'O LORD God: It is thou that hast made heaven and earth with thy great power and high arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.

²⁸ Then spake Nebuchadnezzar, and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: which hath sent his angel, and defended his servants that put their trust in him: that have altered the king's commandment, and jeopardized their bodies thereupon, rather than they would serve or worship any other god except their own God only. ²⁹ Therefore I will and command, that all people, kindreds and tongues, which speak any blasphemy against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall die and their houses shall be prised: Because, there is no God that may save, as this."

¹⁶ Then the king had them bring Daniel, and cast him into the Lions' den. The king also spake unto Daniel, and said, "Thy God whom thou always servest, even he shall defend thee."

²⁷ It is he that delivereth and saveth: he doth wonders and marvelous works, in heaven and in earth: he hath preserved Daniel from the power of the Lions."

⁶ Then turn to thy God, keep mercy and equity, and hope still in thy God.

³⁷ for with God can nothing be impossible."

¹ He put forth a similitude unto them, signifying that men ought always to pray, and not to be weary,

⁴ but we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministration of the word."

⁷ that is to say: praise, honour, and immortality, to them which continue in good doing, and seek eternal life.

¹⁰ and which delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver — on whom we trust, that yet hereafter he will deliver us,

² Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving,

¹² for the which cause I also suffer these things. Nevertheless, I am not ashamed. For I know whom I have believed, and am sure that he is able keep that which I have committed to his keeping against that day.

¹⁶ At my first answering for myself, no man assisted me, but all forsook me. I pray God, that it may not be laid to their charges: ¹⁷ notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthed me, that by me the preaching should be fulfilled to the utmost and that all the gentiles should hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. ¹⁸ And the Lord shall deliver me from all evil doing, and shall keep me unto his heavenly kingdom. To whom be praise for ever and ever. Amen.

²⁵ Wherefore he is able also ever to save them that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth, to make intercession for us.

²⁵ but whoso looketh in the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein — if he be not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work — the same shall be happy in his deed.

²⁴ Unto him that is able to keep you, that ye fall not, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with joy,

¹⁵ for I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing at all wherefore they should have put me into this dungeon."

¹⁶ Then we cried unto the LORD and he heard our voices, and sent an angel and hath fetched us out of Egypt. And behold, we are in Kadesh, a city hard by the borders of thy country:

³⁷ And David spake moreover, "The LORD that delivered me out of the hands of the Lion and out of the hands of the Bear, he shall deliver me also out of the hands of the Philistine." Then said Saul to David, "Go, and the LORD be with thee."

⁹ and said to Saul, "Wherefore giveth thou an ear to men's words, that say, 'David seeketh thee evil?' ¹⁰ Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee this day into mine hand, in the cave. When they bade kill thee, mine eye had compassion on thee: and I said, 'I will not lay my hands on my master, for he is the LORD's anointed.' ¹¹ And moreover my father, see yet the tip of thy coat in my hand. And inasmuch as I killed thee not too, when I cut off the tip of thy coat; understand and see that there is neither evil nor rebelliousness in me, and that I have not sinned against thee. And yet thou huntest after my soul to take it.

¹⁸ And he said thereto, "Wherefore doth my lord persecute his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in mine hand?

⁷ In my tribulation I called to the LORD, and cried to my God. And he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.

²¹ And the LORD sent an angel and destroyed all the men of war and the lords and captains of the host of the king of Assyria, that he turned his face, with shame, towards his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, he was there overthrown with the sword - even by them that issued out of his bowels.

¹ {Shiggaion of David, which he sang for the words of Cush the son of Benjamin} O LORD my God, in thee have I put my trust; save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me, ² lest he devour my soul like a lion, and tear it in pieces, while there is none to help. ³ O LORD my God, if I have done any such thing, or if there be any wickedness in my hands, ⁴ if I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me, or hurt them that without any cause are mine enemies;

¹⁹ He brought me forth also into a place of liberty: he brought me forth, even because he had a favor unto me. {TYNDALE: And he brought me out into roomth, and delivered me, because he delighted in me.} ²⁰ The LORD shall reward me after my righteous dealing; according to the cleanness of my hands shall he recompense me, {TYNDALE: The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of my hands he dealt with me.} ²¹ Because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not forsaken my God, as the wicked doth. {TYNDALE: For I kept the ways of the LORD, and did no wickedness, forsaking my God.} ²² For I have an eye unto all his laws, and will not cast out his commandments from me. {TYNDALE: But I had all his laws in my sight, and I turned my face from none of his ordinances.} ²³ I was also uncorrupt before him, and eschewed my own wickedness. {TYNDALE: But was pure unto him ward, and kept myself from wickedness.} ²⁴ Therefore shall the LORD reward me after my righteous dealing, and according unto the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. {TYNDALE: And the LORD did to me again, according to my righteousness, and after my pureness that I had in his sight.}

⁶ I wash my hands with innocency, O LORD, and so will I go to thine altar,

¹⁴ But my hope hath been in thee, O LORD; I have said, "Thou art my God."

⁷ The angel of the LORD pitcheth his tent round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

²¹ Forsake me not, O LORD my God; O go not far from me.

¹¹ For the LORD God is a light and defense; the LORD will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life.

¹¹ For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. ¹² They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. ¹³ Thou shalt go upon the Lion and Adder, the young Lion and the Dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.

²⁸ Thou art my God, and I will thank thee; thou art my God, and I will praise thee.

¹⁰ Bid the righteous do well, for they shall enjoy the fruits of their studies.

⁹ In their troubles he forsook them not, but the angel that went forth from his presence delivered them. Of very love and kindness that he had unto them, he redeemed them: He hath born them, and carried them up ever since the world began.

²³ Then was the king exceeding glad, and commanded to take Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was brought out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him; For he put his trust in his God.

⁷ Nevertheless, I will look up unto the LORD; I will patiently abide God my saviour: my God shall hear me.

⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli Eli lama sabacthani?" That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

¹⁷ Jesus said unto her, "Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my father. But go to my brethren and say unto them, I ascend unto my father, and your father: to my God and your God." ¹⁸ Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken such things unto her.

¹¹ And when Peter was come to himself, he said, "Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the waiting for of the people of the Jews."

¹⁶ And therefore study I to have a clear conscience toward God, and toward man also.

⁸ as long as he answered for himself, that he had neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar offended anything at all. ⁹ Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, "Wilt thou go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?" ¹⁰ Then said Paul, "I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I no harm done, as thou verily well knowest. ¹¹ If I have hurt them, or committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die. If none of these things are, whereof they accuse me, no man ought to deliver me to them. I appeal unto Caesar."

²³ For there stood by me this night the angel of God: whose I am, and whom I serve:

¹² Our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness of heart and with godly pureness — and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God — we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you-wards.

¹⁷ notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthed me, that by me the preaching should be fulfilled to the utmost and that all the gentiles should hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

³³ which through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

¹⁹ for thereby we know that we be of the truth, and so shall we certify our hearts in his sight. ²⁰ But if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and knoweth all things. ²¹ Dearly beloved, if our hearts condemn us not, then have we trust to God ward;

⁹ And Jethro rejoiced over all the good which the LORD had done to Israel, and because he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

⁷ When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, "Blessed be the LORD this day which hath set David a wise son over this mighty people."

²⁰ And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hands with all that were with the Hagrites. For they cried to God in their battle, and he heard them, because they trusted to him.

¹¹ And Hiram king of Tyre answered in writing and sent to Solomon, "Because the LORD loveth his people, therefore he hath made thee king over them." ¹² And Hiram said moreover, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which hath made both heaven and earth, that he hath given David the king a wise son that hath discretion and understanding, to build a house for the LORD, and another for his kingdom.

²⁰ And so they arose early in the morning and gat them out unto the wilderness of Tekoa. And as they went out Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, Judah and the inhabiters of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and so shall ye continue: and believe his prophets and so shall ye prosper."

⁴⁰ And the LORD shall stand by them, and save them; he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him.

³ O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man, for there is no help in them. ⁴ For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and so all his thoughts perish. ⁵ Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, and whose hope is in the LORD his God, ⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is; who keepeth his promise forever;

¹⁰ The name of the LORD is a strong castle, the righteous flyeth unto it, and shall be saved.

³ And thou, which art the doer and hast the matter in hand: shall provide for peace, even the peace that men hope for in thee.

²⁵ He answered and said, "Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt. And the form of the fourth is like the Son of God."

²⁷ Then the dukes, lords and nobles, and the king's counsel came together to see these men, upon whom the fire had no manner of power in their bodies: insomuch that the very hair of their head was not burnt, and their clothes unchanged: Yea, there was no smell of fire felt upon them. ²⁸ Then spake Nebuchadnezzar, and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: which hath sent his angel, and defended his servants that put their trust in him: that have altered the king's commandment, and jeopardized their bodies thereupon, rather than they would serve or worship any other god except their own God only.

¹⁴ When the king heard these words, he was sore grieved, and would have excused Daniel, to deliver him, and put off the matter until the sun went down, to the intent that he might save him.

¹⁸ So the king went in to his palace, and kept him sober all night, so that there was no table spread before him, neither could he take any sleep.

²³ And Jesus said unto him, "Yea if thou couldest believe, all things are possible to him that believeth."

¹⁸ and let the judges enquire a good. And if the witness be found false and that he hath given false witness against his brother, ¹⁹ then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to do unto his brother, and so thou shalt put evil away from thee. ²⁰ And other shall hear and fear and shall henceforth commit no more any such wickedness among you.

¹⁶ The fathers shall not die for the children nor the children for the fathers: but every man shall die for his own sin.

²⁴ And Joshua took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the tongue of gold, and his sons and his daughters, his oxen, asses, sheep, his tent and all that he had, and all Israel with him, and brought them unto the valley of Achor. ²⁵ And Joshua said, "Inasmuch as thou hast troubled us: the LORD shall trouble thee this day." And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burnt them with fire, and overwhelmed them with stones.

⁶ But the children of those murderers he slew not, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, where the LORD commanded saying, "The fathers shall not die for the children's cause, nor the children for the deeds of their fathers: But every man shall be slain for his own sin."

¹⁰ So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had made for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

¹⁰ the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha the enemy of the Jews: but on his goods they laid no hands.

²⁵ and how Esther went and spake to the king, that through letters his wicked device - which he imagined against the Jews - might be turned upon his own head, and how he and his sons were hanged on the tree.

⁵ He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy truth!

⁸ The righteous shall be delivered out of trouble; and the ungodly shall come in his stead.

¹³ I thought I would have lived unto the morrow, but he bruised my bones like a lion, and made an end of me in one day.

²² For the king's commandment was so straight, and the oven was exceeding hot. As for the men that put in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the flame of the fire destroyed them.

¹ In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he caused it to be proclaimed throughout all his empire, yea and by writing also, saying, ² "Thus sayeth Cyrus the king of Persia: 'The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the land and hath commanded me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judah.

¹⁷ Then sent the king an answer, "Unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the others of their counsel that dwelt in Samaria, and unto others beyond the water: Peace and salutation.

⁹ Then were the king's scribes called at the same time in the third month, that is the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day. And it was written, as Mordecai commanded, unto the Jews and to the princes, to the deputies and captains in the lands from India until Ethiopia, namely a hundred and seven and twenty lands, unto every one according to the writing thereof, unto every people after their speech, and to the Jews according to their writing and language.

¹ Nebuchadnezzar, king, unto all people, kindreds and tongues that dwell upon the whole earth: peace be multiplied among you.

² Elect by the foreknowledge of God the father, through the sanctifying of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace be multiplied.

² Grace with you, and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.

² Mercy unto you, and peace and love be multiplied.

²⁶ For what is any flesh that he should hear the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire as we have done and should yet live:

²⁶ Then spake David to the men that stood by and said, "What shall be done to the man that beateth this Philistine and taketh away the shame from Israel? For what is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should revile the host of the living God?"

³⁶ For both a Lion and also a Bear hath thy servant slain. And this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, for his railing on the host of the living God."

⁸ I have commanded also, what shall be done to the Elders of Judah for the building of the house of God, that there shall diligently be taken of the king's goods, even of the rents beyond the water, and given unto the men, and that they be not hindered. ⁹ And if they have need of calves, lambs, or goats, for the burnt offering unto the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine and oil, after the custom of the priests at Jerusalem, there shall be given them daily as is according: and see that this be done without fault, ¹⁰ that they may offer sweet savours unto the God of heaven; and pray for the king's life, and for his children. ¹¹ This commandment have I given. And what man soever he be that altereth these words, there shall a beam be taken from his house, and set up, and he shall be hanged thereon, and his house shall be made a dunghill for the deed. ¹² But the God that dwelleth in heaven, destroy all kings and people that put to their hand to alter and to break down the house of God at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have commanded, that this be diligently done."

¹² "Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest and scribe in the law of the God of heaven: peace and salutation. ¹³ I have commanded, that all they of the people of Israel, and of the priests and Levites in my realm, which are minded of their own good will to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee;

¹¹ Serve the LORD in fear, and rejoice unto him in reverence.

¹⁰ The LORD sitteth above the water-flood, and the LORD remaineth a King forever.

¹ The LORD is king, and hath put on glorious apparel; the LORD hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength: he hath made the round world so sure, that it cannot be moved. ² Ever since the world began hath thy seat been prepared; thou art from everlasting.

¹ The LORD is king, be the people never so inpatient; he sitteth upon the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet. ² The LORD is great in Zion, and high above all people. ³ O let men give thanks unto thy great and wonderful name, for it is holy.

¹²⁰ My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

¹² that thy power, thy glory and mightiness of thy kingdom, might be known unto men. ¹³ Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.

¹⁰ The LORD thy God, O Zion, is king for evermore, and throughout all generations. Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah!

⁷ He shall make no end to increase the kingdom and peace, and shall sit upon the seat of David and in his kingdom, to set up the same: to establish it with equity and righteousness, from thenceforth for evermore. This shall the jealousy of the LORD of hosts bring to pass.

² As for these things, my hand hath made them all, and they are all created, sayeth the LORD. Which of them shall I then regard? Even him that is of a lowly troubled spirit, and standeth in awe of my works.

¹⁰ But the LORD is a true God, a living God, and an everlasting king. If he be wroth, the earth shaketh: all the Gentiles may not abide his indignation.

⁴⁴ In the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up an everlasting kingdom, which shall not perish, and his kingdom shall not be given over to another people. Yea, the same shall break and destroy all these kingdoms, but it shall endure forever.

²⁹ Therefore I will and command, that all people, kindreds and tongues, which speak any blasphemy against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall die and their houses shall be prised: Because, there is no God that may save, as this."

³ O how great are his tokens, and how mighty are his wonders? His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power lasteth for ever and ever.

³⁴ When this time was past, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lift up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding was restored unto me again. Then gave I thanks to the highest. I magnified and praised him that liveth for evermore, whose power endureth alway, and his kingdom from one generation to another:

¹⁴ Then gave he him power and dignity regal, that all people, tribes and tongues should serve him. His power is an everlasting power, which shall never be put down: and his kingdom endureth uncorrupt.

²⁷ As for the kingdom, power, and all might that is under the heaven: it shall be given to the holy people of the most highest, whose kingdom is everlasting. Yea, all powers shall serve and obey him.'

¹⁰ And though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, which can neither be measured nor told: yet in the place where it is said unto them, 'Ye be not my people': even there shall it be thus reported of them, 'They be the children of the living God.'

⁶ For I am the LORD that change not, and ye, O children of Jacob, will not leave off.

¹³ Lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil, For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.

³³ And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom shall be none end."

⁵ But I will show you, whom ye shall fear. Fear him which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea I say unto you, him fear.

²⁵ neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed of any thing. Seeing he himself giveth life and breath to all men everywhere,

²⁶ And, "It shall come to pass, in the place where it was said unto them, 'ye are not my people,' that there shall be called the children of the living God."

⁹ for they themselves show of you what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from images for to serve the living and true God,

¹⁷ So God, willing very abundantly to show, unto the heirs of promise, the stableness of his counsel; he added an oath, ¹⁸ that by two immutable things — in which it was impossible that God should lie — we might have perfect consolation, which have fled, for to hold fast the hope that is set before us:

²⁹ For our God is a consuming fire.

¹⁷ Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above and cometh down from the father of light, with whom is no variableness, neither is he changed unto darkness.

¹⁰ the twenty four elders fell down before him that sat on the throne, and worshipped him that liveth forever, and cast their crowns before the throne saying,

¹⁴ And the four beasts said, "Amen." And the twenty four elders fell upon their faces, and worshipped him that liveth for evermore.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel blew, and there were made great voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world are our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for evermore."

¹⁵ "The poor delivereth he out of his affliction, and comforteth such as be in necessity and trouble.

⁴⁸ It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth me up against mine adversaries: thou shalt rid me from the wicked man. {TYNDALE: And delivereth me from mine enemies: thou liftest me up on high from them that rise against me, and deliverest me from the wicked men.}

⁵⁰ Great prosperity giveth he unto his king, and showeth loving-kindness unto David his anointed, and unto his seed for evermore. {TYNDALE: For thy great and manifold saving of thy king, and showing mercy unto thine anointed, even to David, and his seed forever.}

⁷ Thou art my defense in the trouble that is come about me; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹⁷ LORD, how long wilt thou look upon this? O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from the lions.

¹⁰ O ye that love the LORD, see that ye hate the thing which is evil. The LORD preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.

¹⁹ great in counsel, and infinite in thought. Thine eyes look upon all the ways of men's children, to reward every one after his way, and according to the fruits of his inventions. ²⁰ Thou hast done great tokens and wonders in the land of Egypt, as we see this day upon the people of Israel and upon those men: to make thy name great as it is come to pass this day.

² I thought it good to show the tokens and marvelous works that the high God hath wrought upon me. ³ O how great are his tokens, and how mighty are his wonders? His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power lasteth for ever and ever.

¹⁷ And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils, and shall speak with new tongues, ¹⁸ and shall kill serpents. And if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay their hands on the sick, and they shall recover."

⁷⁴ That we, delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear: ⁷⁵ all the days of our life, in such holiness and righteousness that are accept before him.

³⁰ So that thou stretch forth thine hand, that healing, and signs, and wonders be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus."

⁸ Brethren, I would not have you ignorant of our trouble, which happened unto us in Asia. For we were grieved out of measure passing strength, so greatly that we despaired even of life. ⁹ Also we received an answer of death in ourselves, and that was done because we should not put our trust in ourselves, but in God, which raiseth the dead to life again - ¹⁰ and which delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver — on whom we trust, that yet hereafter he will deliver us,

⁴ God bearing witness thereto, both with signs and wonders also, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the holy ghost, according to his own will.

²² And the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to finish the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia that he made a proclamation throughout all this kingdom, and thereto to set it up in writing, saying,

²⁸ I say to Cyrus, "Thou art mine herdsman," so that he shall fulfill all things after my will. I say unto Jerusalem, "Be thou builded," and to the temple, "Be thou fast grounded."

²¹ And Daniel abode still, unto the first year of king Cyrus.

¹ In the third year of king Cyrus of Persia, there was showed unto Daniel, otherwise called Balteshazzar, a matter: yea, a true matter, but it is yet a long time unto it. He understood the matter well, and perceived what the vision was.