"I¹ will be¹ his father,ª and he¹ shall be¹ my son.ª If¹ he commit iniquity,ª° I will chastenª° him with the rodª of men,²¹ and with the stripesª of the childrenª of men:ª ... But my mercyª shall not¹ depart awayª° from¹ him, as¹ I tookª° [it] from¹¹ Saul,ª whom¹ I put awayª° beforeª¹ thee." {2Sm 7:14-15} + "Wherefore¹ hast thou despisedª°¹ the commandmentª of the LORD,ª to doª° evilª in his sight?ª thou hast killedª°¹ Uriahª the Hittiteª with the sword,ª and hast takenª° his wifeª [to be] thy wife,ª and hast slainª° him with the swordª of the childrenª of Ammon.ª ... For¹ thou¹ didstª° [it] secretly:ª but I¹ will doª°¹ this¹ thingª before¹ all¹ Israel,ª and before¹ the sun.ª" {2Sm 12:9-12} + "And when he was gone,²°¹ a lionª metª° him by the way,ª and slewª° him: and his carcaseª was¹ castª° in the way,ª and the assª stoodª° byª it, the lionª also stoodª° by¹ the carcase.ª" {1Kg 13:24} + "For,¹ lo,¹ I¹ beginª° to bring evilª° on the cityª which¹ is calledª° by¹ my name,ª and should ye¹ be utterly²° unpunished?ª° Ye shall not¹ be unpunished:ª° for¹ I¹ will call²° for¹ a swordª upon¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the earth,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Jer 25:29} + "For²° this² causeª¹ manyª [are] weakª andª sicklyª amongª you,ª andª manyª sleep.ª° ... Butª when we are judged,ª° we are chastenedª° ofª the Lord,ª that²°¹ we should²° not²¹ be condemnedª° withª the¹ world.ª" {1Co 11:30-32} + "Forª the¹ timeª [is come] that judgmentª must beginª° atª the¹ houseª of God:ª andª ifª [it] firstª [begin] atª us,ª whatª shall the¹ endª [be] of them that obey notª° the¹ gospelª of God?ª ... Andª ifª the¹ righteousª scarcelyª be saved,ª° whereª shall²° the¹ ungodlyª andª the sinnerª appear?ª°" {1Pe 4:17-18} |
