But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:
Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;
For see, the Lord is coming out from his place, and will come down, stepping on the high places of the earth.
All this is because of the wrongdoing of Jacob and the sins of the children of Israel. What is the wrongdoing of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?
For this reason, Zion will be ploughed like a field because of you, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken walls, and the mountain of the house like a high place in the woods.
With what am I to come before the Lord and go with bent head before the high God? am I to come before him with burned offerings, with young oxen a year old?
And I said to them, Do not let the doors of Jerusalem be open till the sun is high; and while the watchmen are in their places, let the doors be shut and locked: and let the people of Jerusalem be put on watch, every one in his watch, opposite his house.
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, Get up and give praise to the Lord your God for ever and ever. Praise be to your great name which is lifted up high over all blessing and praise.
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.
Say to them, then, When the best of it is lifted up on high, it is to be put to the account of the Levites as the increase of the grain-floor and of the place where the grapes are crushed.
And no sin will be yours on account of it, when the best of it has been lifted up on high; you are not to make a wrong use of the holy things of the children of Israel, so that death may not overtake you.
For a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the town of Sihon: for the destruction of Ar in Moab, and the lords of the high places of the Arnon.
And in the morning Balak took Balaam up to the high places of Baal, and from there he was able to see the outer limits of the people.
He says, whose ear is open to the words of God, who has knowledge of the Most High, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down and having his eyes open:
See that all the people of the land are forced out from before you, and put to destruction all their pictured stones, and all their metal images, and all their high places:
And let the people keep the man responsible for the death safe from the hands of him who has the right of punishment for blood, and send him back to his safe town where he had gone in flight: there let him be till the death of the high priest who was marked with the holy oil.
Because he had been ordered to keep inside the safe town till the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the taker of life may come back to the place of his heritage.
And no price may be offered for one who has gone in flight to a safe town, for the purpose of letting him come back to his place before the death of the high priest.
You have been tricked by the pride of your heart, O you whose living-place is in the cracks of the rock, whose house is high up; who has said in his heart, Who will make me come down to earth?
Though you go up on high like an eagle, though your house is placed among the stars, I will make you come down from there, says the Lord.
I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.
He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.
The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.
The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin.
My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.
Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:
Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
Seated at the door of her house, in the high places of the town,
I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.
For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.
The Lord has made ready his high seat in the heavens; his kingdom is ruling over all.
The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:
For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.
But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
The Lord is high over all nations, and his glory is higher than the heavens.
Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,
Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.
Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.
He is my strength, and my Rock; my high tower, and my saviour; my keeper and my hope: he gives me authority over my people.
Put out your hand from on high; make me free, take me safely out of the great waters, and out of the hands of strange men;
He has put on high the horn of his people, for the praise of all his saints; even the children of Israel, a people which is near to him. Let the Lord be praised.
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