‘When you, Lord, went out from Seir,
when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook, the heavens poured,
the clouds poured down water.

“Lord, when you went out from Seir,
when you marched from the region of Edom,
the earth trembled
and the heavens dropped,
yes, the clouds dropped water.

After I had spoken, they spoke no more;
my words fell gently on their ears.

After I spoke they did not speak again,
and my word dropped upon them.

the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain,
before God, the One of Sinai,
before God, the God of Israel.

the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,
before God, the One of Sinai,
before God, the God of Israel.

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil;

For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil,

Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
milk and honey are under your tongue.
The fragrance of your garments
is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Your lips drip nectar, my bride;
honey and milk are under your tongue;
the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

I arose to open for my beloved,
and my hands dripped with myrrh,
my fingers with flowing myrrh,
on the handles of the bolt.

I arose to open to my beloved,
and my hands dripped with myrrh,
my fingers with liquid myrrh,
on the handles of the bolt.

His cheeks are like beds of spice
yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies
dripping with myrrh.

His cheeks are like beds of spices,
mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.
His lips are lilies,
dripping liquid myrrh.

‘Son of man, set your face towards the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest of the southland.

“Son of man set your face toward the southland; preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb.

‘Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel

“Son of man set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel

‘In that day the mountains will drip new wine,
and the hills will flow with milk;
all the ravines of Judah will run with water.
A fountain will flow out of the Lord ’s house
and will water the valley of acacias.

“And in that day
the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
and the hills shall flow with milk,
and all the streambeds of Judah
shall flow with water;
and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord
and water the Valley of Shittim.

Now then, hear the word of the Lord. You say,

‘“Do not prophesy against Israel,
and stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.”

Now therefore hear the word of the Lord.

“You say ‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’

‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord,

‘when the reaper will be overtaken by the ploughman
and the planter by the one treading grapes.
New wine will drip from the mountains
and flow from all the hills,

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when the plowman shall overtake the reaper
and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed;
the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
and all the hills shall flow with it.

‘Do not prophesy,’ their prophets say.
‘Do not prophesy about these things;
disgrace will not overtake us.’

“Do not preach”—thus they preach—
“one should not preach of such things;
disgrace will not overtake us.”

If a liar and deceiver comes and says,
“I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,”
that would be just the prophet for this people!

If a man should go about and utter wind and lies,
saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,”
he would be the preacher for this people!

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

From that time on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and illness among the people.

And he went throughout all Galilee teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and illness.

And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.

After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.

When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.’

Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

And this was his message: ‘After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

And he preached, saying “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,

Jesus replied, ‘Let us go somewhere else – to the nearby villages – so that I can preach there also. That is why I have come.’

And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.”

So he travelled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.

But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places, and people were coming to him from every quarter.

He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach

And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach

So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.

They went out and preached that people should repent.

So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent.

Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.

And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.

And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.

And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”

He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]]

He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

After this, Jesus travelled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,

Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,

‘Return home and tell how much God has done for you.’ So the man went away and told all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal those who were ill.

and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here.

The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold something greater than Jonah is here.

Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.

Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.

And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying “He is the Son of God.”

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.

You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached –

you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:

He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.

And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: ‘We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.’

For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.

Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, ‘In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.’

Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”