- “Return to Me,” declares the Lord of armies, “that I may return to you,” says the Lord of armies.
- Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of armies,
He is the King of glory. Selah - This also comes from the Lord of armies,
Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great. - Lord God of armies, restore us;
Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. - This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of armies.
- Seek good and not evil, so that you may live;
And so may the Lord God of armies be with you,
Just as you have said! - “And they will be Mine,” says the Lord of armies, “on the day that I prepare My own possession, and I will have compassion for them just as a man has compassion for his own son who serves him.”
- This is what the Lord of armies has said: ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’
- “Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “Return now from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me,” declares the Lord.
- “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and put Me to the test now in this,” says the Lord of armies, “if I do not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.”
- “If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of armies, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.”
- Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.
- I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.
- Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth. - Pray, then, in this way:
‘Our Father, who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.’ - Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
- Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
- Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Whom do I have in heaven but You?
And with You, I desire nothing on earth. - Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases. - From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
- Be exalted above the heavens, God;
May Your glory be above all the earth. - For Your goodness is great to the heavens
And Your truth to the clouds. - There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven.
Be exalted above the heavens, God,
And may Your glory be above all the earth.A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty. Yet those who wait for the Lord
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
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