Maria Esther Torres's Highlights
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:13 ESV
"Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, declares the Lord; you who say, 'Who shall come down against us, or who shall enter our habitations?'
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:14 ESV
I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, declares the Lord; I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is around her."
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:12 ESV
O house of David! Thus says the Lord: "'Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of your evil deeds.'"
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:9 ESV
He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you shall live and shall have his life as a prize of war.
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:8 ESV
"And to this people you shall say: 'Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:6 ESV
And I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They shall die of a great pestilence.
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:7 ESV
Afterward, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people in this city who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword. He shall not pity them or spare them or have compassion.'
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:5 ESV
I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and strong arm, in anger and in fury and in great wrath.
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:4 ESV
'Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. And I will bring them together into the midst of this city.
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Jeremiah 21:2 ESV
"Inquire of the Lord for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all his wonderful deeds and will make him withdraw from us."
Dec 25
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:14 ESV
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
Dec 24
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:13 ESV
Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.
Dec 24
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:12 ESV
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Dec 24
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:11 ESV
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
Dec 24
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:9 ESV
For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Dec 24
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:10 ESV
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Dec 24
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:8 ESV
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Dec 24
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:6 ESV
For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
Dec 24
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:5 ESV
Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.
Dec 24
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Romans 13:4 ESV
for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
Dec 24