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The Parable of the Sower Explained 18 “Hear, then, the parable of the sower. 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what...

22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Be-el′zebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” 23 And he called them to him, and said to them in...

15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel; 16 I myself will show him how much he...

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was...

33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means,...

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. 2   Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive     to the voice of my supplications!      As Western democracies...

I will punish the world for its evil     and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant     and lay low the insolence of tyrants.     Japanese...

Waiting for Divine Redemption 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! 3 If you, O Lord, should mark...

1 When someone steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, the thief shall pay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. 2 (If the thief is found breaking in and is struck dead, no...

4  shall judge between the nations     and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares     and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift...