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Ask a Question“I am as likely to reject my people Israel as I am to abolish the laws of nature!”
At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s.
The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports.
As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
For her sins are piled as high as heaven, and God remembers her evil deeds.
So the Babylonian king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived.
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.
Your life will be brighter than the noonday. Even darkness will be as bright as morning.
I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot.
As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should!
A prostitute is a dangerous trap; a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.
A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day.
So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.
Has the Lord struck Israel as he struck her enemies? Has he punished her as he punished them?
See, they are all foolish, worthless things. All your idols are as empty as the wind.
But even when they are under oath, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ they are still telling lies!”