This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.
And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining.
And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,
But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.
Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;
And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands.
The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.
This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.
And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times.
And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.
Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.
So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.
And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.
But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.
But when you go without food, put oil on your head and make your face clean;
Then they will be crying to the Lord for help, but he will not give them an answer: yes, he will keep his face veiled from them at that time, because their acts have been evil.
Now you will give yourselves deep wounds for grief; they will put up a wall round us: they will give the judge of Israel a blow on the face with a rod.
A crusher has come up before your face: keep a good look-out, let the way be watched, make yourself strong, let your power be greatly increased.
See, I am against you, says the Lord of armies, and I will have your skirts pulled over your face, and let the nations see you unclothed, and the kingdoms your shame.
And the king said to me, Why is your face sad, seeing that you are not ill? this is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was full of fear;
And said to the king, May the king be living for ever: is it not natural for my face to be sad, when the town, the place where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, has been made waste and its doorways burned with fire?
Then the Lord sent a wind, driving little birds from the sea, so that they came down on the tents, and all round the tent-circle, about a day's journey on this side and on that, in masses about two cubits high over the face of the earth.
And the Lord said to Moses, How long will this people have no respect for me? how long will they be without faith, in the face of all the signs I have done among them?
And they will give the news to the people of this land: they have had word that you, Lord, are present with this people, letting yourself be seen face to face, and that your cloud is resting over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.
And Moses, hearing this, went down on his face;
Then the Lord made Balaam's eyes open, and he saw the angel of the Lord in the way with his sword in his hand: and he went down on his face to the earth.
So he sent men to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor by the River in the land of the children of his people, saying to him, See, a people has come out of Egypt, covering all the face of the earth, and they have put up their tents opposite to me:
Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,
He whose right it is to give punishment for blood, may himself put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.
Or in hate gave him blows with his hand, causing death; he who gave the death-blow is to be put to death; he is a taker of life: he whose right it is to give punishment for blood may put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.
May the light of the Lord's face be shining on you in grace:
Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.
A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.
It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.
The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.
When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
Let not your face be veiled from me in the day of my trouble; give ear to me, and let my cry be answered quickly.
And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.
If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.
For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.
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