"Seethat you do not despiseoneof theselittle ones,for I sayto you that their angelsin heavencontinuallyseethe faceof My Fatherwho is in heaven.
For He will giveHis angelschargeconcerning you, To guardyou in allyour ways.
Are they not allministeringspirits,sentout to render servicefor the sakeof thosewho willinheritsalvation?
The angelof the LORDencampsaroundthose who fearHim, And rescuesthem.
"Nowthe poor mandiedand was carried awayby the angelsto Abraham'sbosom;and the rich manalsodiedand was buried.
"And He will send forthHis angelswith A GREATTRUMPETand THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHERHis electfrom the fourwinds,from one endof the skyto the other.
The angelansweredand saidto him, "I amGabriel,who standsin the presenceof God,and I have been sentto speakto you and to bringyou thisgood news.
"Soit is not [the] willof your Fatherwho is in heaventhat oneof theselittle onesperish.
but whoevercausesoneof theselittle oneswho believein Me to stumble,it would be betterfor him to have a heavymillstonehungaroundhis neck,and to be drownedin the depthof the sea.
But when Heroddied,behold,an angelof the Lordappearedin a dreamto Josephin Egypt,and said,
Nowwhen they had gone,behold,an angelof the Lordappearedto Josephin a dreamand said,"Getup! Takethe Childand His motherand fleeto Egypt,and remainthereuntilI tellyou; for Herodis goingto searchfor the Childto destroyHim."
But when he had consideredthis,behold,an angelof the Lordappearedto him in a dream,saying,"Joseph,sonof David,do not be afraidto takeMaryas your wife;for the Child whohas been conceivedin her is of the HolySpirit.
So,he who rejects[this] is not rejectingmanbut the Godwho givesHis HolySpiritto you.
What!Do you not havehousesin which to eatand drink?Ordo you despisethe churchof Godand shamethosewho havenothing?Whatshall I sayto you? Shall I praiseyou? In thisI will not praiseyou.
Solet noonedespisehim. But send him on his wayin peace,sothat he may cometo me; for I expecthim with the brethren.
But you, whydo you judgeyour brother?Oryou again,whydo you regardyour brotherwith contempt?For we will allstand beforethe judgment seatof God.
"For thisvery nightan angelof the Godto whomI belongand whomI servestood beforeme,
And immediatelyan angelof the Lordstruckhim becausehe did not giveGodthe glory,and he was eaten by wormsand died.
They saidto her, "You are out of your mind!"But she kept insistingthat it was so.They kept saying,"It is his angel."
Aboutthe ninthhourof the dayhe clearlysawin a visionan angelof Godwho had [just] comein and saidto him, "Cornelius!"
But duringthe nightan angelof the Lordopenedthe gatesof the prison,and takingthem out he said,
As for me, I shall beholdYour facein righteousness;I will be satisfiedwith Your likenesswhen I awake.
In whose eyesa reprobateis despised,But who honorsthose who fearthe LORD;He swearsto his own hurtand does not change;
Micaiah said,"Therefore,hearthe wordof the LORD.I sawthe LORDsittingon His throne,and allthe hostof heavenstandingby Him on His rightand on His left.
Let no onelook downon your youthfulness,but [rather] in speech,conduct,love,faith[and] purity,showyourself an exampleof thosewho believe.
To the weakI becameweak,that I might winthe weak;I have becomeallthings to all men,sothat I may by all meanssavesome.
Nowwe who are strongoughtto bearthe weaknessesof thosewithout strengthand not [just] pleaseourselves.
It is goodnot to eatmeatorto drinkwine,or[to do anything] by whichyour brotherstumbles.
And I sawthe sevenangelswhostandbeforeGod,and seventrumpetswere givento them.
Brethren,evenifanyoneis caughtin anytrespass,you who are spiritual,restoresuch a onein a spiritof gentleness;[each one] lookingto yourself,sothat you toowill not be tempted.
For they say,"His lettersare weightyand strong,but his personalpresenceis unimpressiveand his speechcontemptible."
NowI, Paul,myselfurgeyou by the meeknessand gentlenessof Christ--I whoam meekwhen face to facewith you, but boldtowardyou when absent!
"The one who listensto you listensto Me, and the one who rejectsyou rejectsMe; and he who rejectsMe rejectsthe One who sentMe."
"A BATTEREDREEDHE WILL NOT BREAKOFF, AND A SMOLDERINGWICKHE WILL NOT PUTOUT, UNTILHE LEADSJUSTICETO VICTORY.
"Awake,O sword,againstMy Shepherd,And againstthe man,My Associate,"Declaresthe LORDof hosts."Strikethe Shepherdthat the sheepmay be scattered;And I will turnMy handagainstthe littleones.
"For whohas despisedthe dayof smallthings?But thesesevenwill be gladwhen they seethe plumblinein the handof Zerubbabel--[these are] the eyesof the LORDwhichrangeto and frothroughoutthe earth."
and were closeto him: Carshena,Shethar,Admatha,Tarshish,Meres,Marsenaand Memucan,the sevenprincesof Persiaand Mediawho had accessto the king'spresenceand satin the firstplace in the kingdom--
Now Absalomlivedtwo fullyearsin Jerusalem,and did not seethe king'sface.
For Christdid not entera holy placemade with hands,a [mere] copyof the true one,but into heavenitself,nowto appearin the presenceof Godfor us;
