Crossword

ACROSS

1    ‘Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders — in vain’ (Psalm 127:1) (6)
4    Season of the year (Psalm 84:6) (6)
7    ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. — here and keep watch with me’ (Matthew 26:38) (4)
8    It came over the whole land from the sixth to the ninth hour on the first Good Friday (Luke 23:44) (8)
9    Paul invariably did this in the synagogues he visited on his missionary journeys (Acts 17:2) (8)
13  ‘It is God who works in you to will and to — according to his good purpose’ (Philippians 2:13) (3)
16  Members of the Church of Scotland (13)
17  ‘Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountain side and — down’ (Matthew 5:1) (3)
19  Mock(Luke14:29)(8)
24  Disgrace(Psalm44:13)(8)
25  First month of the Hebrew calendar (Exodus13:4)(4)
26  Christianity of the Britons before Augustine arrived from Rome(6)
27  Mean (Numbers 35:23)(6)

DOWN

1    ‘Whoever finds his life will — it’ (Matthew 10:39) (4)
2    ‘My lord the king, let the — — on me and on my father’s family, and let the king and his throne be without guilt’ (2 Samuel 14:9) (5,4)
3    O raid (anag.) (5)
4    ‘If two of you on earth — about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven’ (Matthew 18:19) (5)
5    Take care of (1 Samuel 17:15) (4)
6    What the older son heard as he came near the house the day his prodigal brother came home (Luke 15:25) (5)
10  ‘Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought,but rather think of yourself with — judgment’ (Romans 12:3) (5)
11  Do ten(anag.)(5)
12  Architectural style first used in Greek temples in the sixth century BC (5)
13  Capable of being used(1Kings7:36)(9)
14  ‘Each one should — his own actions’(Galatians6:4)(4)
15  Among the items imported by Solomon’s fleet of trading ships (1 Kings 10:22) (4)
18  ‘But I am afraid that just —— was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray’ (2 Corinthians 11:3) (2,3)
20  Outstanding 18th-century hymn writer, — Watts(5)
21  One of the four sons of Asher(Genesis46:17)(5)
22  Be distressed(Proverbs24:19)(4)
23  He was the father of Gaal, who threatened rebellion against Abimelech (Judges 9:28) (4)

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