- The bloodthirsty:
- Heb. Men of bloods, "But unto¹ Cainª and to¹ his offeringª he had not respect.ª°¹ And Cainª was veryª wroth,ª° and his countenanceª fell.ª° ... And Cainª talkedª° withª Abelª his brother:ª and it came to pass,¹ when they were¹ in the field,ª that Cainª rose upª° againstª Abelª his brother,ª and slew¹ him.²°" {Gen 4:5-8} + "For¹ as long¹¹ as²¹ the sonª of Jesseª liveth²°¹ upon¹ the ground,ª thou¹ shalt not¹ be established,ª° nor thy kingdom.ª Wherefore now¹ sendª° and fetchª°¹ him unto¹ me, for¹ he¹ shall surely die.ªª ... And Saulª castª°¹ a javelinª at¹ him to smiteª° him: whereby Jonathanª knewª° that¹ it¹ was determined²¹ of¹¹ his fatherª to slayª°¹ David.ª" {1Sm 20:31-33} + "Then the kingª sentª° to callª°¹ Ahimelechª the priest,ª the sonª of Ahitub,ª and all¹ his father'sª house,ª the priestsª that¹ [were] in Nob:ª and they cameª° all¹ of them to¹ the king.ª ... Abideª° thou with¹ me, fearª° not:¹ for¹ he that¹ seekethª°¹ my lifeª seekethª°¹ thy life:ª but¹ with¹ me thou¹ [shalt be] in safeguard.ª" {1Sm 22:11-23} + "And Ahabª saidª° to¹ Elijah,ª Hast thou foundª° me, O mine enemy?ª° And he answered,ª° I have foundª° [thee]: because¹ thou hast soldª° thyself to workª° evilª in the sightª of the LORD.ª" {1Kg 21:20} + "And the kingª of Israelª saidª° unto¹ Jehoshaphat,ª [There is] yet¹ oneª man,ª Micaiahª the sonª of Imlah,ª by¹¹ whom we may enquireª° of¹ the LORD:ª but I¹ hateª° him; for¹ he doth not¹ prophesyª° goodª concerning¹ me, but¹¹ evil.ª And Jehoshaphatª said,ª° Let not¹ the kingª sayª° so.¹" {1Kg 22:8} + "And the kingª of Israelª saidª° unto¹ Jehoshaphat,ª [There is] yet¹ oneª man,ª by whom¹¹ we may enquireª° of¹ the LORD:ª but I¹ hateª° him; for¹ he never¹ prophesiedª° goodª unto¹ me, but¹ alwaysª¹ evil:ª the same¹ [is] Micaiahª the sonª of Imla.ª And Jehoshaphatª said,ª° Let not¹ the kingª sayª° so.¹" {2Ch 18:7} + "Forª Johnª had saidª° unto Herod,ª² It is²° not² lawfulª°¹ for theeª to haveª° thyª brother'sª wife.ª ... Thereforeª Herodiasª had a quarrel²° against¹ him,ª andª wouldª° have killedª° him;ª butª she couldª° not:ª" {Mrk 6:18-19} + "Andª she¹ went forth,ª° and saidª° unto her²¹ mother,ª Whatª shall I ask?ª° Andª she¹ said,ª° The¹ headª of Johnª the¹ Baptist.ª ... Andª immediatelyª the¹ kingª sentª° an executioner,ª and commandedª° hisª headª to be brought:ª° andª he¹ wentª° and beheadedª° himª inª the¹ prison,ª" {Mrk 6:24-27} + "Ifª the¹ worldª hateª° you,ª ye knowª°° thatª it hatedª° meª beforeª [it hated] you.ª ... Ifª ye wereª° ofª the¹ world,ª the¹ worldª would² loveª°¹ his own:ª butª becauseª ye areª° notª ofª the¹ world,ª butª Iª have chosenª° youª out ofª the¹ world,ª thereforeªª the¹ worldª hatethª° you.ª" {Jhn 15:18-19} + "Notª asª Cain,ª [who] wasª° ofª that wicked one,ª andª slewª° his²¹ brother.ª Andª whereforeªª slewª° he him?ª Becauseª his own²¹ worksª wereª° evil,ª andª his²¹ brother'sª righteous.ª ... Marvelª° not,ª myª brethren,ª ifª the¹ worldª hateª° you.ª" {1Jn 3:12-13}
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