Scripture Verses Novels & Stories

What's happened had happened. Though it hurts, they just have to accept the fact that their beloved was no more... They had to affect the fact that, no matter the number of tears they shed... She'll never come back... " The word of the Lord says in, the book of Matthew Chapter 5 verse 4. * Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted. * " The priest's words rang in their ears... This didn't comfort them but made them cry harder... " The book of 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, says * Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

he says. I blink. “Read?” He nods toward the open Bible on the lectern. “Psalm 51. The Miserere. Aloud.” I hesitate only a second, then cross to the lectern. My fingers tremble as I turn the pages. The text swims for a moment before steadying. “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love…” My voice is soft, unsteady at first. I feel him behind me—close now, just at my shoulder. Not touching, but near enough that the air between us hums.

It was such a wonderful story that comforted him. He opened the Bible and placed it upon his thighs. A verse on the second page - Jeremiah 11:19 - was highlighted in bold. He read it out aloud not daring the silence around him. But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be

She muttered, “That adamant Jewish man was killed by his clans for disrupting into their peace, and that’s ought to be our action to all these men we see on those platforms who want to enforce their laws and religion on the people who look up to them” Ken shook his head, completely shattered at her mindset ... “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish ...” he tried to quote a scripture but she interrupted. “To them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God ... Chapter One of First Corinthians verse eighteen” she completed the verse for him. Ken was surprised, stepping on the brakes hardly as he stared at her in shock ... “How did you know that?” h

I stammered. “Praise the Lord,” he shouted again, with a small smile appearing on his face. “Hallelujah,” they chorused again. “Brethren, this is the final stage for his prosper and victory tonight. In the book of Ephesians 6:12, we are told that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places…amen.” “Amen,” the people below chanted in unison.

I demand, holding it until he takes hold of it. “For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” Thane reads the first chapter, halting as he stares at me. “Go on” I say, pointing towards the bible.