Fondare 87 Risultati per: parable of the virgins
I will uproot you from my land, which I gave to you, and from this house, which I sanctified to my name, and I will cast it away from before my face, and I will deliver it to be a parable and an example for all the peoples. (2 Chronicles 7, 20)
For he led over them the king of the Chaldeans. And he put to death their young men by the sword, in the house of his sanctuary. There was no pity for adolescents, nor virgins, nor the elderly, nor even for the disabled. Instead, he delivered them all into his hands. (2 Chronicles 36, 17)
And all the people rejoiced, with the women, and the virgins, and the young men, playing on wind instruments and stringed instruments. (Judith 15, 15)
He told himself that he would set fire to my borders, and kill my young men with the sword, to give my children into plunder and my virgins into captivity. (Judith 16, 6)
And the servants of the king, and his ministers, said, “Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful, (Esther 4, 2)
and let investigators be sent throughout all the provinces for young women, beautiful and virgins. And let them bring them to the city of Susa, and deliver them to the house of the women under the hand of Hegai the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king’s women. And let them receive feminine ornaments, and other things necessary for their use. (Esther 4, 3)
And when the king’s command became very well-known, in accordance with his command, many beautiful virgins were brought to Susa, and were delivered to Hegai the eunuch. Likewise, Esther, along with the other young women, was delivered to him, to be protected with the assembled women. (Esther 4, 8)
He went for a walk every day, in the front courtyard of the house in which the chosen virgins were kept, having concern for Esther’s welfare and wanting to know what would happen to her. (Esther 4, 11)
But, as the order continued to progress, the day arrived when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mordecai, whom he had adopted as his daughter, was required to go in to the king. She did not seek feminine ornaments, except that whatever Hegai the eunuch and keeper of the virgins chose, he gave her to adorn her. For she was very attractive, and her incredible beauty made her appear gracious and amiable in the eyes of all. (Esther 4, 15)
And when the virgins were sought for the second time and gathered together, Mordecai remained at the king’s gate. (Esther 4, 19)
You have set us as a parable among the Gentiles, a shaking of the head among the peoples. (Psalms 43, 15)
clothed all around with diversities. After her, virgins will be led to the king. Her neighbors will be brought to you. (Psalms 44, 15)
