The One Year Bible KJV (105 page)
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Authors: Tyndale
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 And he [Jesus] said also unto his disciples,
There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
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And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
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Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
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I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
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So he called every one of his lord's debtors
unto him,
and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
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And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
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Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
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And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
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And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
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He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
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If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true
riches?
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And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
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No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
15
 And he said unto them,
Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
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The law and the prophets
were
until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
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And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
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Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from
her
husband committeth adultery.
A Psalm of Asaph.
1
 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
2
 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3
 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4
 Deliver the poor and needy: rid
them
out of the hand of the wicked.
5
 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6
 I have said, Ye
are
gods; and all of you
are
children of the most High.
7
 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8
 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
2
 A man shall eat good by the fruit of
his
mouth: but the soul of the transgressors
shall eat
violence.
3
 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:
but
he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
3
 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
4
 they did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
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 and old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry
and
mouldy.
6
 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
7
 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
8
 And they said unto Joshua, We
are
thy servants.
And Joshua said unto them, Who
are
ye? and from whence come ye?
9
 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the L
ORD
thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
10
 and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that
were
beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which
was
at Ashtaroth.
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 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We
are
your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
12
 This our bread we took hot
for
our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
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 and these bottles of wine, which we filled,
were
new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
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 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not
counsel
at the mouth of the L
ORD
.
15
 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
16
 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they
were
their neighbours, and
that
they dwelt among them.
17
 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities
were
Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.
18
 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the L
ORD
God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
19
 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the L
ORD
God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
20
 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
21
 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
22
 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We
are
very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
23
 Now therefore ye
are
cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
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 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the L
ORD
thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
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 And now, behold, we
are
in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
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 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
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 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the L
ORD
, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
10:
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 Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
2
 that they feared greatly, because Gibeon
was
a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it
was
greater than Ai, and all the men thereof
were
mighty.
3
 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
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 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
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 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
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 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
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 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.
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 And the L
ORD
said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
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 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly,
and
went up from Gilgal all night.
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 And the L
ORD
discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
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 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel,
and
were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the L
ORD
cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died:
they were
more which died with hailstones than
they
whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
12
 Then spake Joshua to the L
ORD
in the day when the L
ORD
delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
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 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies.
Is
not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
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 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the L
ORD
hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the L
ORD
fought for Israel.
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 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
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 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
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 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
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 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
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 and stay ye not,
but
pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the L
ORD
your God hath delivered them into your hand.
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 And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest
which
remained of them entered into fenced cities.
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 And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
22
 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
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 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish,
and
the king of Eglon.
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 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
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 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the L
ORD
do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
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 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
27
 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun,
that
Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth,
which remain
until this very day.
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 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that
were
therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
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 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
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 and the L
ORD
delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that
were
therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
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 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
32
 and the L
ORD
delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that
were
therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
33
 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34
 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
35
 and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that
were
therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36
 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
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 and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that
were
therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that
were
therein.
38
 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
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 and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that
were
therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
40
 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the L
ORD
God of Israel commanded.
41
 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
42
 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the L
ORD
God of Israel fought for Israel.
43
 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.