LRE Light Restraining Stone

Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.

While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the sky, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you:

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel: "Seek me, and you will live;

who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.

"The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself," says Yahweh, the God of Armies: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.

Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hidden from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.

I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on that which the ground brings forth, on men, on livestock, and on all the labor of the hands."

Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one--God.

Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father.

But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble?

Jesus answered him, "You don't know what I am doing now, but you will understand later."

Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with me."

For he knew him who would betray him, therefore he said, "You are not all clean."

Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you can't follow now, but you will follow afterwards."

Jesus answered him, "Will you lay down your life for me? Most certainly I tell you, the rooster won't crow until you have denied me three times.

Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, 'Show us the Father?'

the Spirit of truth, whom the world can't receive; for it doesn't see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn't know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?"

Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them. Behold, these know the things which I said."

Jesus answered him, "Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?"

Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn't be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here."

Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin."

but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they didn't break his legs.

For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of him will not be broken."

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly!" His chains fell off from his hands.

When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.

But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.

We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;

pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;

For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;

When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last,

the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying,