Bible verses about "eunuchs" | MKJV

⁷ And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, of the eunuchs in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the pit (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin), ⁸ Ebed-melech went out of the king's house and spoke to the king, saying, ⁹ My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have thrown into the pit. And he is likely to die of hunger in the place where he is, for there is no more bread in the city. ¹⁰ Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take in your hand thirty men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet up out of the pit before he dies. ¹¹ So Ebed-melech took the men in his hand and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took worn out clothes and worn out rags from there, and let them down by ropes into the pit to Jeremiah. ¹² And Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Now put the worn out clothes and rags under your armpits, under the ropes. And Jeremiah did so. ¹³ So they drew up Jeremiah with ropes and took him up out of the pit. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

¹⁵ And the Word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, ¹⁶ Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring My Words on this city for evil and not for good. And they shall be done in that day before you. ¹⁷ But I will deliver you in that day, says Jehovah. And you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. ¹⁸ For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but your life shall be as a prize to you, because you have put your trust in Me, says Jehovah.

³⁵ but in every nation he who fears Him and works righteousness is accepted with Him.

³⁴ Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Truly I see that God is no respecter of persons; ³⁵ but in every nation he who fears Him and works righteousness is accepted with Him.

²⁵ For they changed the truth of God into a lie, and they worshiped and served the created thing more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. ²⁶ For this cause, God gave them up to dishonorable affections. For even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature. ²⁷ And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another; males with males working out shamefulness, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was fitting for their error. ²⁸ And even as they did not think fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right, ²⁹ being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; being full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, evil habits, becoming whisperers,

²⁹ But this I say, brothers, The time is short. It remains that both those who have wives should be as not having one. ³⁰ And they who weep are as though they did not weep. And they who rejoice are as though they did not rejoice. And they who buy are as though they did not possess. ³¹ And they who use this world are as not abusing it, for the fashion of this world is passing away. ³² But I desire you to be without anxiety. The one who is unmarried cares for the things that belong to the Lord, how to please the Lord. ³³ But the one who is married cares for the things of the world, how to please his wife. ³⁴ The wife and the virgin are different. The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. ³⁵ And this I speak for your own profit, not that I may cast a snare on you, but for that which is right, and that you may attend on the Lord without distraction. ³⁶ But if anyone thinks it behaving himself indecently toward his virgin (if she is past her prime, and so it ought to be) let him do what he will; he does not sin; let them marry. ³⁷ But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but who has authority over his own will (and has so judged in his heart that he will keep his virginity) he does well. ³⁸ So then he who gives in marriage does well. But he who does not give in marriage does better. ³⁹ The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband lives, but if her husband sleeps in death, she is at liberty to be remarried to whom she will, only in the Lord. ⁴⁰ But she is happier if she so remains, according to my judgment. And I also think that I have the Spirit of God.

⁷ And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, of the eunuchs in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the pit (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin), ⁸ Ebed-melech went out of the king's house and spoke to the king, saying, ⁹ My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have thrown into the pit. And he is likely to die of hunger in the place where he is, for there is no more bread in the city. ¹⁰ Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take in your hand thirty men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet up out of the pit before he dies.

¹ In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. ² And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god. And he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. ³ And the king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs that he should bring some of the sons of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the rulers; ⁴ sons in whom was no blemish, but who were handsome and skillful in all wisdom; and who had knowledge and understanding, even those who were able to stand in the king's palace, and to whom they might teach the writing and the language of the Chaldeans. ⁵ And the king gave them the portion of a day in its day from the king's food, and the wine which he drank, even to rear them three years, so that at their end they might stand before the king. ⁶ And among them were four of the sons of Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, ⁷ to whom the ruler of the eunuchs gave names. For he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and Hananiah, Shadrach; and Mishael, Meshach; and Azariah, Abednego. ⁸ But Daniel laid on his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank. So he asked permission of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. ⁹ And God had given Daniel kindness and compassion before the chief of the eunuchs. ¹⁰ And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has chosen your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the boys who are of your kind? Then you would forfeit my head to the king. ¹¹ And Daniel said to Melzar, whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, ¹² I beg you, try your servants ten days. And let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. ¹³ Then let our appearance be seen before you, and the appearance of the boys who eat of the king's food. And as you see, deal with your servants. ¹⁴ So he listened to them in this matter, and tried them for ten days. ¹⁵ And at the end of ten days their faces looked fairer and fatter in flesh than all the boys who had eaten the king's food. ¹⁶ So Melzar took away their part of the food, and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables. ¹⁷ As for these four boys, God gave them knowledge and skill in all writing and wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. ¹⁸ And at the end of the days that the king had said he would bring them in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. ¹⁹ And the king talked with them. And among them all were found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they stood before the king. ²⁰ And in any matters of wisdom and understanding that the king asked them, he found them ten times better than all the horoscopists and conjurers who were in all his kingdom. ²¹ And Daniel continued to the first year of King Cyrus.

²⁶ And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south, on the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is a deserted place. ²⁷ And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem to worship, ²⁸ was returning. And sitting in his chariot he read Isaiah the prophet. ²⁹ Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join yourself to this chariot.

⁹ And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is put away commits adultery. ¹⁰ His disciples said to Him, If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not good to marry. ¹¹ But He said to them, Not all receive this word, except those to whom it is given. ¹² For there are some eunuchs who were born so from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.

¹ He who is wounded, crushed, or who has his male member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of Jehovah.

¹ So says Jehovah, Keep judgment and do justice; for My salvation is near to come, and My righteousness to be revealed. ² Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who lays hold on it; keeping the sabbath, from defiling it; and keeping his hand from doing any evil. ³ And do not let the son of the stranger, who has joined himself to Jehovah, speak, saying, Jehovah has utterly separated me from His people. And do not let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. ⁴ For so says Jehovah to the eunuchs who keep My Sabbath, and choose things that please Me, and take hold of My covenant; ⁵ even to them will I give within My house and within My walls a hand and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off. ⁶ Also the sons of the stranger, who join themselves to Jehovah to serve Him, and to love the name of Jehovah, to be His servants, everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, and takes hold of My covenant; ⁷ even them I will bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted on My altar; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples, ⁸ says the Lord Jehovah who gathers the outcasts of Israel, Yet I will gather beside him his gathered ones. ⁹ All beasts of the field, come to devour, all beasts in the forest. ¹⁰ His watchmen are blind; they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs who cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. ¹¹ Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough; and they are shepherds who cannot understand. They all look to their own way, every one for his gain, to his own end. ¹² They say, come, Let us take wine, and let us gulp strong drink; and tomorrow shall be like today, and much more abundant.

²⁶ And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south, on the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is a deserted place. ²⁷ And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem to worship, ²⁸ was returning. And sitting in his chariot he read Isaiah the prophet. ²⁹ Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join yourself to this chariot. ³⁰ And Philip ran there to him and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you indeed understand what you are reading? ³¹ And he said, How can I unless some man should guide me? And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. ³² And the content of the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so He opened not His mouth. ³³ In His humiliation His judgment was taken away, and who shall declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth." ³⁴ And the eunuch answered Philip and said, I beg you, of whom does the prophet speak this? Of himself or of some other man? ³⁵ Then Philip opened his mouth and began at the same Scripture and preached the gospel of Jesus to him. ³⁶ And as they passed along the way, they came on some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water, what hinders me from being baptized? ³⁷ Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, it is lawful. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch. And he baptized him. ³⁹ And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing.

³ And do not let the son of the stranger, who has joined himself to Jehovah, speak, saying, Jehovah has utterly separated me from His people. And do not let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. ⁴ For so says Jehovah to the eunuchs who keep My Sabbath, and choose things that please Me, and take hold of My covenant; ⁵ even to them will I give within My house and within My walls a hand and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.

¹² For there are some eunuchs who were born so from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.