Znaleziono 64 Wyniki dla: Purpose

  • confronting King Uzziah, they said to him, 'Uzziah, you are not allowed to burn incense to Yahweh; only the Aaronite priests consecrated for the purpose may burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honour from Yahweh God.' (2 Chronicles 26, 18)

  • Men nominated for the purpose then took charge of the captives. From the booty they clothed all those of them who were naked; they gave them clothing and sandals, provided them with food and drink, mounted on donkeys all those who were infirm and took them back to Jericho, the city of palm trees, tho their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria. (2 Chronicles 28, 15)

  • they also bribed counsellors against them to frustrate their purpose throughout the lifetime of Cyrus king of Persia right on into the reign of Darius king of Persia. (Ezra 4, 5)

  • The fifth time, with the same purpose in mind, Sanballat sent me his servant bearing an open letter. (Nehemiah 6, 5)

  • My God then inspired me to assemble the nobles, the officials and the people for the purpose of taking a census by families. I discovered the genealogical register of those who had returned in the first group, and there I found entered: (Nehemiah 7, 5)

  • The scribe Ezra stood on a wooden dais erected for the purpose; beside him stood, on his right, Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah; on his left, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. (Nehemiah 8, 4)

  • The king then said, 'Who is outside in the antechamber?' Haman had, that very moment, entered the outer antechamber of the private apartments, to ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on the gallows which he had just put up for the purpose. (Esther 6, 4)

  • and not, like their ancestors, be a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation weak of purpose, their spirit fickle towards God. (Psalms 78, 8)

  • When Judas became aware of Nicanor's treacherous purpose in coming to see him, he took fright and refused any further meeting. (1 Maccabees 7, 30)

  • Send them back home; pick yourself a few men as your bodyguard, and come with me to Ptolemais, which I am going to hand over to you, with the other fortresses and the remaining troops and all the officials; after which, I shall take the road for home. This was my purpose in coming here.' (1 Maccabees 12, 45)

  • Heliodorus lost no time in setting out, ostensibly to inspect the towns of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia, but in fact to accomplish the king's purpose. (2 Maccabees 3, 8)

  • Fixing a day for the purpose, he went in to draw up an inventory of the funds. There was no little consternation throughout the city; (2 Maccabees 3, 14)


“É doce o viver e o penar para trazer benefícios aos irmãos e para tantas almas que, vertiginosamente, desejam se justificar no mal, a despeito do Bem Supremo.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina