SIC Self Invading Religion

Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God:

But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, neither will I tempt Yahweh."

For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, To make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.

He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. He came into a house.

The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

He said, "I have observed all these things from my youth up."

But there are some of you who don't believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who didn't believe, and who it was who would betray him.

Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would betray him, being one of the twelve.

Then Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said,

"Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"

During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,

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.

If a man doesn't remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples.

They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, "I am he." Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them.

Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, "Are you also one of this man's disciples?" He said, "I am not."

When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,

But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

and said, "Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

Following Paul and us, she cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!"

I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'

"I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

"I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forevermore, that I don't cause my brother to stumble.

The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."

But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.