Category: History - Ancient

The World English Bible (WEB), Complete

001:001 In the beginning God{After "God," the Hebrew has the two letters "Aleph Tav" (the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet) as a grammatical marker.} created the heavens and the earth. 001:002 Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of th...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1

001:001 In the beginning God{After "God," the Hebrew has the two letters "Aleph Tav" (the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet) as a grammatical marker.} created the he...

2. Chapter 2

001:001 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob): 001:002 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 001:003 Issach...

3. Chapter 3

001:001 Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him out of the Tent of Meeting, saying, 001:002 "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When anyone of you offers an offer...

4. Chapter 4

001:001 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of...

5. Chapter 5

001:001 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazer...

6. Chapter 6

001:001 Now it happened after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying, 001:002 Moses my servant is dead; now...

7. Chapter 7

001:001 It happened after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them? 001:00...

8. Chapter 8

001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his...

9. Chapter 9

001:001 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son...

10. Chapter 10

001:001 It happened after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; 001:002 it happened on the thi...

11. Chapter 11

001:001 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat. 001:002 Therefore his servants said to him, Let there be sought for...

12. Chapter 12

001:001 Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 001:002 Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent m...

13. Chapter 13

001:001 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 001:002 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 001:003 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 001:004 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 001:005 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Mago...

14. Chapter 14

001:001 Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Yahweh his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 001:002 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the cap...

15. Chapter 15

001:001 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Pers...

16. Chapter 16

001:001 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, 001:002 that Hanani, one of my br...

17. Chapter 17

001:001 Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces), 001:002 that in those days...

18. Chapter 18

001:001 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil. 001:002 There were born to...

19. Chapter 19

001:001 Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; 001:002 but his delight is in Yahweh'...

20. Chapter 20

001:001 The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel: 001:002 to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding; 001:003 to receive instruction...

21. Chapter 21

001:001 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem: 001:002 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." 001:003 What does m...

22. Chapter 22

001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's. Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine. 001:003 Your oils have a pleasing...

23. Chapter 23

001:001 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 001:002 Hear, heave...

24. Chapter 24

001:001 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 001:002 to whom the word of Yahweh came in the days of Josiah the...

25. Chapter 25

001:001 How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces is become tri...

26. Chapter 26

001:001 Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were ope...

27. Chapter 27

001:001 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it. 001:002 The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Juda...

28. Chapter 28

001:001 The word of Yahweh that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash,...

29. Chapter 29

001:001 The Word of Yahweh that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel. 001:002 Hear this, you elders, And listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this ever happened in your days...

30. Chapter 30

001:001 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash...

31. Chapter 31

001:001 The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, "Arise, and let...

32. Chapter 32

001:001 Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 001:002 "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up...

33. Chapter 33

001:001 The word of Yahweh that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. 001:002 He...

34. Chapter 34

001:001 An oracle about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 001:002 Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes ve...

35. Chapter 35

001:001 The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw. 001:002 Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you "Violence!" and will you not save? 001:003 Why do...

36. Chapter 36

001:001 The word of Yahweh which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king...

37. Chapter 37

001:001 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, the Word of Yahweh came by Haggai, the prophet, to Zerubbabel, the son of Sheal...

38. Chapter 38

001:001 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, 001:002 "Yahweh was v...

39. Chapter 39

001:001 An oracle: the word of Yahweh to Israel by Malachi. 001:002 "I have loved you," says Yahweh. Yet you say, "How have you loved us?" "Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother?" says Ya...

40. Chapter 40

001:001 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ{Christ (Greek) and Messiah (Hebrew) both mean "Anointed One"}, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 001:002 Abraham became the...

41. Chapter 41

001:001 The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 001:002 As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare...

42. Chapter 42

001:001 Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, 001:002 even as those who from the beginning were eye...

43. Chapter 43

001:001 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 001:002 The same was in the beginning with God. 001:003 All things were made through him....

44. Chapter 44

001:001 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, 001:002 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given command...

45. Chapter 45

001:001 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, 001:002 which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scripture...

46. Chapter 46

001:001 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 001:002 to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanct...

47. Chapter 47

001:001 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole o...

48. Chapter 48

001:001 Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), 001:002 and all the brothers{The word f...

49. Chapter 49

001:001 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: 001:002 Grace to you and peace from God our...

50. Chapter 50

001:001 Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers{or, superintendents, or bishops} and servants{Or, d...

51. Chapter 51

001:001 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 001:002 to the saints and faithful brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where con...

52. Chapter 52

001:001 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Je...

53. Chapter 53

001:001 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: 001:002 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and th...

54. Chapter 54

001:001 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope; 001:002 to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and...

55. Chapter 55

001:001 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, 001:002 to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mer...

56. Chapter 56

001:001 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, 001:...

57. Chapter 57

001:001 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker, 001:002 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and t...

58. Chapter 58

001:001 God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 001:002 has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom...

59. Chapter 59

001:001 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. 001:002 Count it all joy, my brothers{The word for "br...

60. Chapter 60

001:001 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 001:002 accordin...

61. Chapter 61

001:001 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: 00...

62. Chapter 62

001:001 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life...

63. Chapter 63

001:001 The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth; 001:002 for the truth's sake, which remains...

64. Chapter 64

001:001 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. 001:002 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers. 001:003 For...

65. Chapter 65

001:001 Jude,{or, Judah} a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: 001:002 Mercy to you...

66. Chapter 66

001:001 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel{or, messe...