Compass Point

‘Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.’
—Psalm 55:22

‘Then said Saul, I have sinned:  return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day:  behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.’
—1 Samuel 26:21

‘I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith’
—2 Timothy 4:7

‘Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
‘Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
‘Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
‘Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
‘Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.’
—1 Corinthians 13:4–8

‘Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.’
—Mark 10:21

‘Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended:  but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before’
—Philippians 3:13

‘Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.’
—2 Corinthians 5:9

‘But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.’
—Luke 11:42

‘One thing have I desired of the Lᴏʀᴅ, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lᴏʀᴅ all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lᴏʀᴅ, and to enquire in his temple.’
—Psalm 27:4

‘He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.’
—John 9:25

‘For the which cause I also suffer these things:  nevertheless I am not ashamed:  for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.’
—2 Timothy 1:12

‘Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus’
—Romans 3:24

‘There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water:  Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.’
—John 4:7

‘In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.’
—John 7:37

‘After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.’
—John 19:28

‘The fear of man bringeth a snare:  but whoso putteth his trust in the Lᴏʀᴅ shall be safe.’
—Proverbs 29:25

‘…Now Obadiah feared the Lᴏʀᴅ greatly’
—1 Kings 18:3

‘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.’
—John 3:16

‘ Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number:  he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.’
—Isaiah 40:26

‘And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel:  and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lᴏʀᴅ upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
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‘And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lᴏʀᴅ continually.’
—Exodus 28:12 & 29

‘Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil’
—Hebrews 6:19

‘Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.’
—Romans 4:25

‘Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
‘There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.’
—John 19:41 & 42

‘And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
‘Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.’
—John 19:17 & 18

‘Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:’
—Galatians 1:4

‘And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.’
—Mark 15:16

‘And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.’
—John 18:15

‘But he held his peace, and answered nothing.  Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
‘And Jesus said, I am:  and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
‘Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
‘Ye have heard the blasphemy:  what think ye?  And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
‘And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy:  and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.’
—Mark 14:61—65

‘When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.’
—John 18:1

‘Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
‘And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.’
—Matthew 26:38 & 39

‘And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
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‘And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.’
—Luke 22:10 & 12

‘ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing?  behold, the world is gone after him.’
—John 12:19

‘And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;’
—Luke 19:37

‘And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?’
—Matthew 21:10

‘Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.’
—Hebrews 13:8

‘And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved:  but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.’
—1 Samuel 20:3

‘And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.  Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.’
—Luke 11:2

‘But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.’
—James 3:8

‘Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.’
—Proverbs 21:23

‘In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:  for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.’
—1 Corinthians 15:52

‘Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.’
—Matthew 5:4

‘And they crucified him…’
—Matthew 27:35

‘Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:  I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.’
—Isaiah 41:10

‘Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?  this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.’
—Acts 1:11

‘Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.’
—Hebrews 13:8

‘Oh give thanks unto the Lᴏʀᴅ, for he is good:  for his mercy endureth for ever.’
—Psalm 107:1

‘Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lᴏʀᴅ:  though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.’
—Isaiah 1:18

‘And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.’
—Acts 7:56

‘Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.’
—Micah 3:4

‘To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.’
—Job 6:14

‘Oh clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.’
—Psalm 47:1

‘And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
‘He said, Bring them hither to me.’
—Matthew 14:17 & 18

‘Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come.  Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God. ’
— Acts 10:33

‘All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.’
—Isaiah 53:6

‘For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.’
—Esther 10:3

‘These are the generations of Noah:  Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God’
—Genesis 6:9

‘And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters’
—Genesis 5:22

‘By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.’
—Hebrews 11:5

‘And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more’
—1 Thessalonians 4:10

‘And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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‘So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading’
—Nehemiah 8:5 & 8

‘Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail:  and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance:  but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.’
—1 Samuel 25:3

‘Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.’
—Colossians 4:6

‘And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.’
—Luke 4:5

‘Now the Lᴏʀᴅ had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.  And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.’
—Jonah 1:17

‘I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.’
—Psalm 16:7

‘Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.’
—Psalm 119:24

‘Without counsel purposes are disappointed:  but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.’
—Proverbs 15:22

‘Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them’
—Ecclesiastes 12:1