Toba 3, 1740

12The LORD has been mindful of us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.

13He will bless those who fear the LORD, Both small and great.

1At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

2Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,

3and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

4Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.

6"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

7Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

130The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.

141I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts.

10"Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

11For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

12"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?

13And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

15"Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

16But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that "by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.'

17And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.

18"Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19"Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.

20For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them."

11When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

13And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

2For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.

3But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.

4He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.

25But the word of the LORD endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

1Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,

2as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,

3if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

4Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,

5you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

6Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame."

7Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,"

8and "A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense." They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.

9But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

10who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

22But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ.

23Now after many days were past, the Jews plotted to kill him.

24But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night, to kill him.

25Then the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall in a large basket.

26And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.

27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

28So he was with them at Jerusalem, coming in and going out.

29And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Hellenists, but they attempted to kill him.

30When the brethren found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus.