So Samuel told him everything; he did not keep anything back. Eli said, "He is the LORD; he will do whatever seems best to him."

But if he isn't pleased with me---well, then, let him do to me what he wishes."

Once more the king sent an officer with fifty men. He went up the hill, fell on his knees in front of Elijah, and pleaded, "Man of God, be merciful to me and my men. Spare our lives!

The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him, and don't be afraid." So Elijah went with the officer to the king

Do not be stubborn as they were, but obey the LORD. Come to the Temple in Jerusalem, which the LORD your God has made holy forever, and worship him so that he will no longer be angry with you.

In his suffering he became humble, turned to the LORD his God, and begged him for help.

God accepted Manasseh's prayer and answered it by letting him go back to Jerusalem and rule again. This convinced Manasseh that the LORD was God.

He said, "I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing. The LORD gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!"

I spoke foolishly, LORD. What can I answer? I will not try to say anything else.

I have already said more than I should.

Then Job answered the LORD.

You ask how I dare question your wisdom when I am so very ignorant. I talked about things I did not understand, about marvels too great for me to know.

In the past I knew only what others had told me, but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

When I did not confess my sins, I was worn out from crying all day long.

Then I confessed my sins to you; I did not conceal my wrongdoings. I decided to confess them to you, and you forgave all my sins.

Say to God, "How wonderful are the things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down in fear before you.

Rebuke Egypt, that wild animal in the reeds; rebuke the nations, that herd of bulls with their calves, until they all bow down and offer you their silver. Scatter those people who love to make war!

The LORD said to me, "Tell the king and his mother to come down from their thrones, because their beautiful crowns have fallen from their heads.

You will be driven away from human society and will live with wild animals. For seven years you will eat grass like an ox and sleep in the open air, where the dew will fall on you. Then you will admit that the Supreme God controls all human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses.

You will be driven away from human society, live with wild animals, and eat grass like an ox for seven years. Then you will acknowledge that the Supreme God has power over human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses."

"When the seven years had passed," said the king, "I looked up at the sky, and my sanity returned. I praised the Supreme God and gave honor and glory to the one who lives forever. "He will rule forever, and his kingdom will last for all time.

"When my sanity returned, my honor, my majesty, and the glory of my kingdom were given back to me. My officials and my noblemen welcomed me, and I was given back my royal power with even greater honor than before.

Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest.

"But get up and go into the city, where you will be told what you must do."

The jailer called for a light, rushed in, and fell trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

They answered, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved---you and your family."

"And so, King Agrippa, I did not disobey the vision I had from heaven.

They have not known the way in which God puts people right with himself, and instead, they have tried to set up their own way; and so they did not submit themselves to God's way of putting people right.

For the scripture says, "As surely as I am the living God, says the Lord, everyone will kneel before me, and everyone will confess that I am God."

Submit yourselves to one another because of your reverence for Christ.

In the case of our human fathers, they punished us and we respected them. How much more, then, should we submit to our spiritual Father and live!

For the sake of the Lord submit yourselves to every human authority: to the Emperor, who is the supreme authority,

Then the Devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn into bread."

Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple,

Jesus answered, "But the scripture also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' "

"All this I will give you," the Devil said, "if you kneel down and worship me."

Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels came and helped him.

where he was tempted by the Devil for forty days. In all that time he ate nothing, so that he was hungry when it was over.

But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Human beings cannot live on bread alone.' "

"I will give you all this power and all this wealth," the Devil told him. "It has all been handed over to me, and I can give it to anyone I choose.

Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!' "

For the scripture says, 'God will order his angels to take good care of you.'

But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' "

Don't give the Devil a chance.

Put on all the armor that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil's evil tricks.

For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark age.

Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Be firm in your faith and resist him, because you know that other believers in all the world are going through the same kind of sufferings.

The huge dragon was thrown out---that ancient serpent, named the Devil, or Satan, that deceived the whole world. He was thrown down to earth, and all his angels with him.

They won the victory over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the truth which they proclaimed; and they were willing to give up their lives and die.