Watchtower Scripture List For 06/10/2012
(1 Thessalonians 2:10) YOU are witnesses, God is also, how loyal and righteous and unblamable we proved to be to YOU believers.
(Matthew 24:3) While he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately, saying: “Tell us, When will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?”
(Matthew 24:10) Then, also, many will be stumbled and will betray one another and will hate one another.
(2 Timothy 3:1, 2) But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal,
(2 Timothy 3:4) betrayers, headstrong, puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God,
(Judges 16:4, 5) And it came about after that that he fell in love with a woman in the torrent valley of So′rek, and her name was De·li′lah. And the axis lords of the Phi·lis′tines proceeded to come up to her and to say to her: “Fool him and see in what his great power is and with what we can prevail over him and with what we are certain to tie him so as to master him; and we, for our part, shall give you each one thousand one hundred silver pieces.”
(Judges 16:15-21) She now said to him: “How dare you say, ‘I do love you,’ when your heart is not with me? These three times you have trifled with me and have not told me in what your great power is.” And it came about that because she pressured him with her words all the time and kept urging him, his soul got to be impatient to the point of dying. Finally he disclosed to her all his heart and said to her: “A razor has never come upon my head, because I am a Naz′i·rite of God from my mother’s belly. If I did get shaved, my power also would certainly depart from me, and I should indeed grow weak and become like all other men.” When De·li′lah got to see that he had disclosed to her all his heart, she immediately sent and called the Phi·lis′tine axis lords, saying: “Come up this time, for he has disclosed to me all his heart.” And the Phi·lis′tine axis lords came up to her that they might bring up the money in their hand. And she proceeded to make him sleep upon her knees. Then she called the man and had him shave off the seven braids of his head, after which she started to show the mastery of him, and his power kept departing from upon him. Now she said: “The Phi·lis′tines are upon you, Samson!” At that he woke up from his sleep and said: “I shall go out as at other times and shake myself free.” And he himself did not know that it was Jehovah that had departed from him. So the Phi·lis′tines grabbed hold of him and bored his eyes out and brought him down to Ga′za and bound him with two fetters of copper; and he came to be a grinder in the prison house.
(2 Samuel 15:2-6) And Ab′sa·lom rose up early and stood at the side of the road to the gate. And it came about, when any man happened to have a legal case to come to the king for judgment, then Ab′sa·lom would call him and say: “From what city are you?” and he would say: “From one of the tribes of Israel your servant is.” And Ab′sa·lom would say to him: “See, your matters are good and straight; but there is no one from the king giving you a hearing.” And Ab′sa·lom would go on to say: “O that I were appointed judge in the land, that to me every man might come that happens to have a legal case or judgment! Then I should certainly do justice to him.” It also occurred that, when a man drew near to bow down to him, he thrust his hand out and grabbed hold of him and kissed him. And Ab′sa·lom kept doing a thing like this to all Israelites that would come in for judgment to the king; and Ab′sa·lom kept stealing the hearts of the men of Israel.
(2 Samuel 15:31) And to David the report was made, saying: “A·hith′o·phel himself is among those conspiring with Ab′sa·lom.” At this David said: “Turn, please, the counsel of A·hith′o·phel into foolishness, O Jehovah!”
(Psalm 3:1-8) O Jehovah, why have my adversaries become many? Why are many rising up against me? Many are saying of my soul: “There is no salvation for him by God.” Se′lah. And yet you, O Jehovah, are a shield about me, My glory and the One lifting up my head. With my voice I shall call to Jehovah himself, And he will answer me from his holy mountain. Se′lah. As for me, I will lie down that I may sleep; I shall certainly awake, for Jehovah himself keeps supporting me. I shall not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves in array against me round about. Do arise, O Jehovah! Save me, O my God! For you will have to strike all my enemies on the jaw. The teeth of wicked ones you will have to break. Salvation belongs to Jehovah. Your blessing is upon your people. Se′lah.
(Psalm 55:12-14) For it was not an enemy that proceeded to reproach me; Otherwise I could put up with it. It was not an intense hater of me that assumed great airs against me; Otherwise I could conceal myself from him. But it was you, a mortal man who was as my equal, One familiar to me and my acquaintance, Because we used to enjoy sweet intimacy together; Into the house of God we used to walk with the throng.
(1 Chronicles 28:5) and out of all my sons (for many are the sons whom Jehovah has given me) he then chose Sol′o·mon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingship of Jehovah over Israel.
(Matthew 26:21) While they were eating, he said: “Truly I say to YOU, One of YOU will betray me.”
(Matthew 26:46-50) Get up, let us go. Look! My betrayer has drawn near.” And while he was yet speaking, look! Judas, one of the twelve, came and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs from the chief priests and older men of the people. Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying: “Whoever it is I kiss, this is he; take him into custody.” And going straight up to Jesus he said: “Good day, Rabbi!” and kissed him very tenderly. But Jesus said to him: “Fellow, for what purpose are you present?” Then they came forward and laid hands on Jesus and took him into custody.
(Luke 22:47) While he was yet speaking, look! a crowd, and the [man] called Judas, one of the twelve, was going before them; and he approached Jesus to kiss him.
(Luke 22:52) Jesus then said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and older men that had come there for him: “Did YOU come out with swords and clubs as against a robber?
(Matthew 27:3-5) Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing he had been condemned, felt remorse and turned the thirty silver pieces back to the chief priests and older men, saying: “I sinned when I betrayed righteous blood.” They said: “What is that to us? You must see to that!” So he threw the silver pieces into the temple and withdrew, and went off and hanged himself.
(2 Samuel 18:9) Eventually Ab′sa·lom found himself before the servants of David. And Ab′sa·lom was riding upon a mule, and the mule got to come under the network of boughs of a massive big tree, so that his head got caught fast in the big tree, and he was taken up between the heavens and the earth, as the mule itself that was under him passed along.
(2 Samuel 18:14-17) To this Jo′ab said: “Let me not hold myself up this way before you!” With that he took three shafts in his palm and proceeded to drive them through the heart of Ab′sa·lom while he was yet alive in the heart of the big tree. Then ten attendants carrying Jo′ab’s weapons came around and struck Ab′sa·lom, that they might put him to death. Jo′ab now blew the horn, that the people might return from chasing after Israel; for Jo′ab had held back the people. Finally they took Ab′sa·lom and pitched him in the forest into a big hollow and raised up over him a very big pile of stones. As for all Israel, they fled each man to his home.
(Acts 1:18-20) (This very man, therefore, purchased a field with the wages for unrighteousness, and pitching head foremost he noisily burst in his midst and all his intestines were poured out. It also became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their language A·kel′da·ma, that is, Field of Blood.) For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his lodging place become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it,’ and, ‘His office of oversight let someone else take.’
(Psalm 119:158) I have seen those who are treacherous in dealing, And I do feel a loathing, because they have not kept your own saying.
(1 Samuel 18:1-4) And it came about that, as soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, Jon′a·than’s very soul became bound up with the soul of David, and Jon′a·than began to love him as his own soul. Then Saul took him on that day, and he did not allow him to return to his father’s house. And Jon′a·than and David proceeded to conclude a covenant, because of his loving him as his own soul. Further, Jon′a·than stripped himself of the sleeveless coat that was on him and gave it to David, and also his garments, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.
(1 Samuel 20:30-34) Then Saul’s anger grew hot against Jon′a·than and he said to him: “You son of a rebellious maid, do I not well know that you are choosing the son of Jes′se to your own shame and to the shame of the secret parts of your mother? For all the days that the son of Jes′se is alive on the ground, you and your kingship will not be firmly established. So now send and fetch him to me, for he is destined for death.” However, Jon′a·than answered Saul his father and said to him: “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” At that Saul went hurling the spear at him to strike him; and Jon′a·than came to know that it had been determined upon by his father to put David to death. Immediately Jon′a·than rose up from the table in the heat of anger, and he did not eat bread on the second day after the new moon, for he had been hurt respecting David, because his own father had humiliated him.
(1 Samuel 23:16, 17) Jon′a·than the son of Saul now rose up and went to David at Ho′resh, that he might strengthen his hand in regard to God. And he went on to say to him: “Do not be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father will not find you, and you yourself will be king over Israel, and I myself shall become second to you; and Saul my father also has knowledge to that effect.”
(2 Samuel 1:17) And David proceeded to chant this dirge over Saul and Jon′a·than his son
(2 Samuel 1:26) I am distressed over you, my brother Jon′a·than, Very pleasant you were to me. More wonderful was your love to me than the love from women.
(1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13) Now we request YOU, brothers, to have regard for those who are working hard among YOU and presiding over YOU in [the] Lord and admonishing YOU; and to give them more than extraordinary consideration in love because of their work. Be peaceable with one another.
(Hebrews 13:17) Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among YOU and be submissive, for they are keeping watch over YOUR souls as those who will render an account; that they may do this with joy and not with sighing, for this would be damaging to YOU.
(Hebrews 13:24) Give my greetings to all those who are taking the lead among YOU and to all the holy ones. Those in Italy send YOU their greetings.
(John 6:53-60) Accordingly Jesus said to them: “Most truly I say to YOU, Unless YOU eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, YOU have no life in yourselves. He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I shall resurrect him at the last day; for my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me, and I in union with him. Just as the living Father sent me forth and I live because of the Father, he also that feeds on me, even that one will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. It is not as when YOUR forefathers ate and yet died. He that feeds on this bread will live forever.” These things he said as he was teaching in public assembly at Ca·per′na·um. Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said: “This speech is shocking; who can listen to it?”
(John 6:66) Owing to this many of his disciples went off to the things behind and would no longer walk with him.
(John 6:67-69) Therefore Jesus said to the twelve: “YOU do not want to go also, do YOU?” Simon Peter answered him: “Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting life; and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
(Luke 12:42) And the Lord said: “Who really is the faithful steward, the discreet one, whom his master will appoint over his body of attendants to keep giving them their measure of food supplies at the proper time?
(Malachi 2:13-16) “And this is the second thing that YOU people do, [this resulting in] covering with tears the altar of Jehovah, with weeping and sighing, so that there is no more a turning toward the gift offering or a taking of pleasure [in anything] from YOUR hand. And YOU have said, ‘On what account?’ On this account, that Jehovah himself has borne witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you yourself have dealt treacherously, although she is your partner and the wife of your covenant. And there was one who did not do [it], as he had what was remaining of [the] spirit. And what was that one seeking? The seed of God. And YOU people must guard yourselves respecting YOUR spirit, and with the wife of your youth may no one deal treacherously. For he has hated a divorcing,” Jehovah the God of Israel has said; “and the one who with violence has covered over his garment,” Jehovah of armies has said. “And YOU must guard yourselves respecting YOUR spirit, and YOU must not deal treacherously.
(Matthew 19:3-6) And Pharisees came up to him, intent on tempting him and saying: “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on every sort of ground?” In reply he said: “Did YOU not read that he who created them from [the] beginning made them male and female and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will stick to his wife, and the two will be one flesh’? So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has yoked together let no man put apart.”
(Matthew 19:9) I say to YOU that whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery.”
(Proverbs 5:18) Let your water source prove to be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth,
(Ecclesiastes 9:9) See life with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life that He has given you under the sun, all the days of your vanity, for that is your portion in life and in your hard work with which you are working hard under the sun.
(Titus 1:13) This witness is true. For this very cause keep on reproving them with severity, that they may be healthy in the faith,
(Hebrews 12:11) True, no discipline seems for the present to be joyous, but grievous; yet afterward to those who have been trained by it it yields peaceable fruit, namely, righteousness.
(1 Corinthians 5:11-13) But now I am writing YOU to quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man. For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Do YOU not judge those inside, while God judges those outside? “Remove the wicked [man] from among yourselves.”
(1 Thessalonians 2:10) YOU are witnesses, God is also, how loyal and righteous and unblamable we proved to be to YOU believers.