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…because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.

Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?”

Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?

Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.

Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.

Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.

Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.

Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.

Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.

Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.

This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.

Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.

I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.

I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.

“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I am jealous for Zion with great zeal; I am jealous for her with great fervor.”

Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.

Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.

Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.

All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.

Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.

“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.

So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.

While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”

Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.

For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

…because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

…so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted

John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.

…saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

…saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.

So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.

So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.

So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.

So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.

…and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.

Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.

Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”

Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.

On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.

They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.

And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”

In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.

But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.

Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.

“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”

When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.