Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was.
Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;
From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.
Near them was Shallum, the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half Jerusalem, with his daughters.
Near them, the Tekoites were at work; but their chiefs did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.
Near them was working Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, the gold-worker. And by him was Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, building up Jerusalem as far as the wide wall.
Near them was working Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of half Jerusalem.
And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.
And when the Tent of meeting goes forward, the Levites are to take it down; and when it is to be put up, they are to do it: any strange person who comes near it is to be put to death.
Letting you, and all your brothers the sons of Levi, come near to him? and would you now be priests?
And he said to Korah and his band, In the morning the Lord will make clear who are his, and who is holy, and who may come near him: the man of his selection will be caused to come near him.
Does it seem only a small thing to you that the God of Israel has made you separate from the rest of Israel, letting you come near himself to do the work of the House of the Lord, and to take your place before the people to do what has to be done for them;
Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?
Let your brothers, the family of Levi, come near with you, so that they may be joined with you and be your servants: but you and your sons with you are to go in before the ark of witness.
In future the children of Israel are not to come near the Tent of meeting, so that death may not come to them because of sin.
They are to do your orders and be responsible for the work of the Tent; but they may not come near the vessels of the holy place or the altar, so that death may not overtake them or you.
They are to be joined with you in the care of the Tent of meeting, doing whatever is needed for the Tent: and no one of any other family may come near you.
And you and your sons with you are to be responsible as priests for the altar and everything on it, and everything inside the veil; you are to do the work of priests; I have given you your position as priests; and any other man who comes near will be put to death.
And the ass saw the angel of the Lord, and went near the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against the wall; and he gave her more blows.
I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.
And give orders that Aaron and his sons are to keep their place as priests; any strange person who comes near is to be put to death.
You yourselves will have to keep outside the tent-circle for seven days, anyone of you who has put any person to death or come near a dead body; and on the third day and on the seventh day make yourselves and your prisoners clean.
And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.
Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,
But do this to them, so that life and not death may be theirs when they come near the most holy things; let Aaron and his sons go in and give to every one his work and that which he is to take up;
And the priest will make her come near and put her before the Lord;
All the time he is under his oath let no blade come near his head; till the days while he is separate are ended he is holy and his hair may not be cut.
All the time he is separate he may not come near any dead body.
And I have given them to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to undertake for them all the work of the Tent of meeting, and to take away sin from the children of Israel so that no evil may come on them when they come near the holy place.
Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.
Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.
Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.
Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;
Walking in the street near the turn of her road, going on the way to her house,
I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.
I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.
They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.
Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.
You are near, O Lord; and all your teachings are true.
Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.
Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.
The Lord is near all those who give honour to his name; even to all who give honour to him with true hearts.
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.
Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.
For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.
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