"Ifhe calledthem gods,to whomthe wordof Godcame(and the Scripturecannotbe broken),
Afterthesethingsthe wordof the LORDcameto Abramin a vision,saying,"Do not fear,Abram,I am a shieldto you; Your rewardshall be verygreat."
"Goand sayto My servantDavid,'Thussaysthe LORD,"Are you the one who should buildMe a houseto dwellin?
Thisis the wordof the LORDwhichHe spoketo Jehu,saying,"Your sonsto the fourthgeneration shall siton the throneof Israel."And soit was.
"But the wordof the LORDcameto me, saying,You have shedmuchbloodand have wagedgreatwars;you shall not builda houseto My name,becauseyou have shed[so] muchbloodon the earthbeforeMe.
Jehuthe sonof Hananithe seerwentout to meethim and saidto KingJehoshaphat,"Should you helpthe wickedand lovethose who hatethe LORDand so[bring] wrathon yourself from the LORD?
"Heavenand earthwill passaway,but My wordswill not pass away.
And when they had crucifiedHim, they dividedup His garmentsamongthemselves by castinglots.
"For trulyI sayto you, untilheavenand earthpassaway,not the smallestletterorstrokeshall passfrom the Lawuntilallis accomplished.
"But it is easierfor heavenand earthto pass awaythanfor onestroke of a letterof the Lawto fail.
Jesusansweredthem, "Has it not beenwrittenin your Law,I SAID,YOU ARE GODS'?
do you sayof Him, whomthe Fathersanctifiedand sentinto the world,'You are blaspheming,'becauseI said,I amthe Sonof God'?
Afterthis,Jesus,knowingthat all thingshad alreadybeen accomplished,to fulfillthe Scripture,said,"I am thirsty."
"Brethren,the Scripturehadto be fulfilled,whichthe HolySpiritforetoldby the mouthof DavidconcerningJudas,who becamea guideto thosewho arrestedJesus.
Everypersonis to be in subjectionto the governingauthorities.For there is noauthorityexceptfrom God,and thosewhich existare establishedby God.
"The LORDyour Godwill raiseup for you a prophetlikeme from amongyou, from your countrymen,you shall listento him.
Then Samuelsaidto Saul,"The LORDsentme to anointyou as kingoverHis people,overIsrael;nowtherefore, listento the wordsof the LORD.
When Saulinquiredof the LORD,the LORDdid not answerhim, eitherby dreamsorby Urimorby prophets.
Davidinquiredof the LORD,saying,"Shall I pursuethisband?Shall I overtakethem?" And He saidto him, "Pursue,for you will surelyovertakethem, and you will surelyrescue[all]."
