Talált 19150 Eredmények: Or
But here is a list of illustrious men whose good works have not been forgotten. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 10)
Their offspring will last for ever, their glory will not fade. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 13)
Their bodies have been buried in peace, and their name lives on for all generations. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 14)
Enoch pleased the Lord and was transferred to heaven, an example for the conversion of all generations. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 16)
Noah was found perfectly upright, in the time of retribution he became the heir: because of him a remnant was preserved for the earth at the coming of the Flood. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 17)
Abraham, the great ancestor of a host of nations, no one was ever his equal in glory. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 19)
He observed the Law of the Most High, and entered into a covenant with him. He confirmed the covenant in his own flesh, and proved himself faithful under ordeal. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 20)
The Lord therefore promised him on oath to bless the nations through his descendants, to multiply him like the dust on the ground, to exalt his descendants like the stars, and to give them the land as their heritage, from one sea to the other, from the River to the ends of the earth. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 21)
To Isaac too, for the sake of Abraham his father, he assured (Ecclesiasticus 44, 22)
the blessing of all humanity; he caused the covenant to rest on the head of Jacob. He confirmed him in his blessings and gave him the land as his inheritance; he divided it into portions, and shared it out among the twelve tribes. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 23)
From Jacob's stock he produced a generous man who found favour in the eyes of all humanity, beloved by God and people, Moses, of blessed memory. (Ecclesiasticus 45, 1)
He made him the equal of the holy ones in glory and made him strong, to the terror of his enemies. (Ecclesiasticus 45, 2)
