Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you do return to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
Then one of the people answered, and said, "Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, 'Cursed is the man who eats food this day.'" The people were faint.
Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;
May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."
And when God commands the clouds to go over the whole world, they do as they are directed.
When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn't turn when they went.
When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn't turn as they went, but to the place where the head looked they followed it; they didn't turn as they went.
According to the doors of the rooms that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.
They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"
All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct descendants, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
the LORD, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer's feet, and enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments.
For yet a very little while, and the indignation against you will be accomplished, and my anger will be directed to his destruction."
Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or has taught him as his counselor?
the LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
for he has not directed his words against me; neither will I answer him with your speeches.
For our servitude will not be directed towards our benefit, but the Lord our God will turn it to our dishonor.
Then he commanded them to bring her in to where his plate was set; and he directed them to prepare for her from his own meats and that she should drink from his own wine.
And when she came out, she beseeched the Lord God of Israel to direct her way in order to accomplish the raising up of the children of her people.
And fear and trembling fell upon them, so that there was no man who dared to remain in the sight of his neighbor, but rushing out all together, they fled in every direction of the plain and of the hill country.
Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
It happened that when Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
A man's heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
But she replied to me, "It was given as a gift, over and above my wages." However, I did not believe her, but directed her to return it to the owners, and I was ashamed at her. But she replied to me, "Where are your alms and your righteous deeds? See now, you and all your works are known."
Then Raguel directed his servants to fill the grave.
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In Mark 12:30 Jesus said;
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.
And the second Mark 12:31 [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
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