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Page 13
... asked , " Who then is sufficient for these things ? " we can but reply , still in the words of inspiration , " Your sufficiency is of God . " The example of Eve is well worthy of imita- tion , in that she received her children as gifts ...
... asked , " Who then is sufficient for these things ? " we can but reply , still in the words of inspiration , " Your sufficiency is of God . " The example of Eve is well worthy of imita- tion , in that she received her children as gifts ...
Page 14
... asked , " Who are these with thee ? " and he said , " the chil- dren whom God hath graciously given thy servant " ; and , in the 137th Psalm , we are expressly told , that “ children are an heritage from the Lord . " Other proofs might ...
... asked , " Who are these with thee ? " and he said , " the chil- dren whom God hath graciously given thy servant " ; and , in the 137th Psalm , we are expressly told , that “ children are an heritage from the Lord . " Other proofs might ...
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... asked whether in the event of the damsel not being willing to accom- pany him back to Canaan , he might conduct Isaac to her at Haran , Abraham takes instant alarm and exclaims , " Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again ...
... asked whether in the event of the damsel not being willing to accom- pany him back to Canaan , he might conduct Isaac to her at Haran , Abraham takes instant alarm and exclaims , " Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again ...
Page 40
... asked of the Lord a sign by which his way might be made plain before him . “ O Lord God of my master , Abraham , " said he , “ I pray thee , send me good speed this day , and shew kindness unto my master . Behold , I stand here by this ...
... asked of the Lord a sign by which his way might be made plain before him . “ O Lord God of my master , Abraham , " said he , “ I pray thee , send me good speed this day , and shew kindness unto my master . Behold , I stand here by this ...
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... asked to be allowed to drink ; with ready kindness she lowered the pitcher and presented it to him ; and when he had ... asking , at the same time , if he and his attendants could be accommodated in her father's house ; and it may be ...
... asked to be allowed to drink ; with ready kindness she lowered the pitcher and presented it to him ; and when he had ... asking , at the same time , if he and his attendants could be accommodated in her father's house ; and it may be ...
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Page 107 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest I will lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: " Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 68 - Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 189 - And when they saw him, they were amazed : and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Page 219 - And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
Page 117 - And the women said unto Naomi, "Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter-in-law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.
Page 62 - And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land ; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Page 146 - As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
Page 156 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 25 - Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear ; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Page 54 - My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.