When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.
The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'
When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?"
They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season."
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,
Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more.
and I will make that which was lame a remnant, and that which was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD will reign over them on Mount Zion from then on, even forever."
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
I said to the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, "The work is great and large, and we are separated on the wall, one far from another.
They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
"Say to the children of Israel, 'If any man of you or of your generations is unclean by reason of a dead body, or is on a journey far away, he shall still keep the Passover to the LORD.
and put fire in them, and put incense on them before the LORD tomorrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD chooses, he shall be holy. You have gone too far, you sons of Levi!"
But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
Remove your way far from her. Don't come near the door of her house,
the LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;
Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.
She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.
Why do you stand far off, the LORD? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
Don't be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help.
But don't be far off, the LORD. You are my help: hurry to help me.
You have seen it, the LORD. Don't keep silent. Lord, don't be far from me.
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.
Don't forsake me, the LORD. My God, don't be far from me.
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness." Selah.
By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea;
They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of joy.
God, don't be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness. A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite.
For you, the LORD, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.
Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don't seek your statutes.
For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.
You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.
The winepress was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out from the winepress, even to the bridles of the horses, as far as one thousand six hundred stadia.
standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.'
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.' Every shipmaster, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,
Now I don't desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.
The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let's therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let's put on the armor of light.
in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God's Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;
Those who are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD; and you shall know that the LORD of Armies has sent me to you. This will happen, if you will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God."'"
I will sow them among the peoples; and they will remember me in far countries; and they will live with their children, and will return.
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