Now he who supplies seed to the farmer and bread to eat will also supply you with seed and multiply it and enlarge the harvest that results from your righteousness.

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it produces a lot of grain.

One day, Jesus was traveling along the border between Samaria and Galilee on the way to Jerusalem.

Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."

Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing.

Jesus, however, said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to people like these."

Then God said, "Let there be lights across the sky to distinguish day from night, to act as signs for seasons, days, and years,

"I kept on watching until the Ancient of Days was seated. His clothes were white, like snow, and the hair on his head was like pure wool. His throne burned with flaming fire, and its wheels burned with fire.

Therefore, you have no excuse every one of you who judges. For when you pass judgment on another person, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, practice the very same things.

I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not recorded in this book.

So the Jewish leaders began persecuting Jesus, because he kept doing such things on the Sabbath.

"Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set while you are still angry,

how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead actions so that we may serve the living God!

We know that our old natures were crucified with him so that our sin-laden bodies might be rendered powerless and we might no longer be slaves to sin.

About this time, John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the Judean wilderness,

Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

I can do nothing on my own accord. I judge according to what I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me."

"The wolf will live with the lamb; the leopard will lie down with the young goat. The calf and the lion will graze together, and a little child will lead them.

Nothing is impossible with respect to any of God's promises."

Therefore, stripping off falsehood, "let each of us speak the truth to his neighbor," for we belong to one another.

He told the man, "Because you have listened to what your wife said, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, "You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground because of you. You'll eat from it through pain-filled labor for the rest of your life.

You will receive whatever you ask for in prayer, if you believe."

This is the builder, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon, isn't it? His sisters are here with us, aren't they?" And they were offended by him.

Devote yourselves to prayer. Be alert and thankful when you pray.

Or are you unaware of his rich kindness, forbearance, and patience, that it is God's kindness that is leading you to repent?

Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is appropriate for those who belong to the Lord.

While they were all talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and told them, "Peace be with you."

So I say to you: Keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened for you,

When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The world's kingdom has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever."

I don't call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn't know what his master is doing. But I've called you friends, because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Father.

Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit." After he said this, he breathed his last.

But from the beginning of creation, "God made them male and female.'

"Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet not my will but yours be done."

Regarding your former way of life, you were taught to strip off your old nature, which is being ruined by its deceptive desires,

"Pay attention! I'm sending Elijah the prophet to you before the great and dreadful Day of the LORD comes,

Without prophetic vision, people abandon restraint, but those who obey the Law are happy.

For God is my witness how much I long for all of you with the compassion that the Messiah Jesus provides.

I'm the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he'll live forever. And the bread I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be leveled. The crooked ways will be made straight, and the rough roads will be made smooth.

And if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then the one who raised the Messiah from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive by his Spirit who lives in you.

"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"

"Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.

because he was one of our number and was appointed to share in this ministry."

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!"

having been filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus the Messiah so that God will be glorified and praised.

Now to each one of us grace has been given proportionate to the measure of the Messiah's gift.

Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus, his disciples, and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus) was sitting by the road.

Everyone from the least to the greatest paid close attention to him, saying, "This is what we call the great power of God!"

When the lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.

Today your Savior, the Lord Messiah, was born in the City of David.

"Then the other servant came and said, "Sir, look! Here's your coin. I've kept it in a cloth for safekeeping

A declaration from the LORD to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool."

And now if you carefully obey me and keep my covenant, you are to be my special possession out of all the nations, because the whole earth belongs to me,

But the crowds found out about this and followed him. He welcomed them and began to speak to them about the kingdom of God and to heal those who needed healing.

for as he thinks within himself, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he'll say to you, but his heart won't be with you.

Because they had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia, Paul and Timothy went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

After this, Jesus traveled from one city and village to another, preaching and spreading the good news about God's kingdom. The Twelve were with him,

But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.

Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me. I will pay them back, declares the Lord."

You foolish Galatians! Who put you under a spell? Was not Jesus the Messiah clearly portrayed before your very eyes as having been crucified?

But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, told the crowd, "There are six days when work is to be done. So come on those days to be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.

I will sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: "The one I love had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

He told them, "This is how it is written: the Messiah was to suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

From John to the seven churches in Asia. May grace and peace be yours from the one who is, who was, and who is coming, from the seven spirits who are in front of his throne,

"This is what the LORD says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who directs you in the path by which you should go.

"Comfort! Yes, comfort my people," says your God.

Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished and ready. Get everything ready for us there."

When they came into the city, these men went to the upstairs room where they had been staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

Then an official asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

and have nothing to do with the unfruitful actions that darkness produces. Instead, expose them for what they are.

In a similar way, you husbands must live with your wives in an understanding manner, as with a most delicate partner. Honor them as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing may interfere with your prayers.

Let a woman learn with a quiet spirit, and submissively.

After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another.

For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am merely human, sold as a slave to sin.

Take notice! I'm about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things won't be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

Women, for their part, should display their beauty by dressing modestly and decently in appropriate clothes, not with elaborate hairstyles or by wearing gold, pearls, or expensive clothes,

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who believes in me has eternal life.

I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns, seven heads, and ten royal crowns on its horns. On its heads were blasphemous names.

A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple goods, was listening to us. She was a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to listen carefully to what was being said by Paul.

Look! I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to destroy all the enemy's power, and nothing will ever hurt you.

Later, the LORD God said, "Look! The man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, so he won't reach out, also take from the tree of life, eat, and then live forever "

who were born, not merely in a genetic sense, nor from lust, nor from man's desire, but from the will of God.

"Stop judging, and you'll never be judged. Stop condemning, and you'll never be condemned. Forgive, and you'll be forgiven.

because I know that the removal of my bodily tent will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, has shown me.

Then he asked them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on Sabbath days, to save a life or to destroy it?" But they remained silent.

He touched my mouth and said, "Look! Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt is taken away, and your sins atoned for."

because you know that everyone will receive a reward from the Lord for whatever good he has done, whether he is a slave or free.

Soon afterwards, Jesus went to a city called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd were going along with him.

Now we know that whatever the Law says applies to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

So be informed and discern that seven weeks and 62 weeks will elapse from the issuance of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed Commander. The plaza and moat will be rebuilt, though in troubled times.

At three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")

Now it was in those days that Jesus went to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.

You were running the race beautifully. Who cut in on you and stopped you from obeying the truth?

This is how God's love was revealed among us: God sent his unique Son into the world so that we might live through him.

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but threw them into the lowest hell and imprisoned them in chains of deepest darkness, holding them for judgment;

After the men had done this, they caught so many fish that the nets began to tear.

Furthermore, I tell all of you with certainty that if two of you agree on earth about anything you request, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven,

But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he told the man with the paralyzed hand, "Get up, and stand in the middle of the synagogue." So he got up and stood there.

I call heaven and earth to testify against you today! I've set life and death before you today: both blessings and curses. Choose life, that it may be well with you you and your children.

Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain to be alone with him. His appearance was changed in front of them,

But now this is what the LORD says, the one who created you, Jacob, the one who formed you, Israel: "Do not be afraid, because I've redeemed you. I've called you by name; you are mine.

For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,

because the life of the flesh is in the blood itself, and I myself have given it to you all so that atonement may be made for your souls on the altar, since the blood itself makes atonement through the life that is in it.

Instead, each person is tempted by his own desire, being lured and trapped by it.

For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,

because at that time there will be great suffering, the kind that hasn't happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly won't ever happen again.

Or if he asks for a fish, he wouldn't give him a snake, would he?

From: Peter, an apostle of Jesus, the Messiah.

Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amos, and Amos fathered Josiah.

What, then, does this mean? Are we Jews any better off? Not at all! For we have already accused everyone, both Jews and Greeks, of being under the power of sin.

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his noble conduct that his actions are done humbly and wisely.

to whom God wanted to make known the glorious riches of this secret among the gentiles which is the Messiah in you, our glorious hope.

Many Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. It was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as his other hand.

When the gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord. Meanwhile, all who had been destined to eternal life believed,

Then Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this, since I am an old man, and my wife is getting older?"

What we have seen and heard we declare to you so that you, too, can have fellowship with us. Now this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus, the Messiah.

"See, the LORD's hand is not too short to save, nor are his ears too dull to hear.

But what does it say? "The message is near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart." This is the message about faith that we are proclaiming:

This is what the LORD says, the King of Israel and its Redeemer the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name "I am the first and I am the last, and apart from me there is no God.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.

All of this comes from God, who has reconciled us to himself through the Messiah and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,

"He was despised and rejected by others, and a man of sorrows, intimately familiar with suffering; and like one from whom people hide their faces; and we despised him and did not value him.

All the prophets testify to this: everyone who believes in Jesus receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

You know that in a race all the runners run but only one wins the prize, don't you? You must run in such a way that you may be victorious.

Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

After careful consideration, Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of bandits. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.

At that time, Peter got up among the brothers (there were about 120 people present) and said,

"""I'm going to give you a new heart, and I'm going to give you a new spirit within all of your deepest parts. I'll remove that rock-hard heart of yours and replace it with one that's sensitive to me.

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

Be devoted to each other with mutual affection. Excel at showing respect for each other.

"Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves.

because I, too, am a man under authority and I have soldiers under me. I say to one of them "Go' and he goes, to another "Come' and he comes, and to my servant "Do this' and he does it."

In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures.

because I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.

This is a trustworthy saying that deserves complete acceptance: To this world Messiah came, sinful people to reclaim.

because this is my blood of the new covenant that is being poured out for many people for the forgiveness of sins.

He'll speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One. He'll attempt to alter times and laws, and they'll be given into his control for a time, times, and half a time.

for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living;

"So now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world existed.

An elder must be blameless. He must be the husband of one wife and have children who are believers and who are not accused of having wild lifestyles or of being rebellious.

For the creation is eagerly awaiting the revelation of God's children,

"There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are these among so many people?"

because he's a hired worker, and the sheep don't matter to him.

Then the angel told them, "Stop being afraid! Listen! I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.

I know that when I'm gone, savage wolves will come among you and not spare the flock.

"It will come about in the last days that the mountain that is the LORD's Temple will be established as the highest of mountains, and will be raised above the hills; all the nations will stream to it.

Now this message from the LORD came to Amittai's son Jonah:

Don't be afraid of what you are going to suffer. Look! The Devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. For ten days you will undergo suffering. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the victor's crown of life.

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

the king told them, "I have dreamed a dream and I will remain troubled until I can understand it."

But Ruth answered, "Stop urging me to abandon you and to turn back from following you. Because wherever you go, I'll go. Wherever you live, I'll live. Your people will be my people, and your God, my God.

Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus.

Jesus told her, "Believe me, dear lady, the hour is coming when you Samaritans will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.

David brought his army with him, each soldier accompanied by his household, and they settled in the cities of Hebron.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I don't want you to be ignorant.

But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees from the hidden place will reward you.

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to them, saying, "Take some. This is my body."

What is more, I continue to consider all these things to be a loss for the sake of what is far more valuable, knowing the Messiah Jesus, my Lord. It is because of him that I have experienced the loss of all those things. Indeed, I consider them rubbish in order to gain the Messiah

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but after three days he would rise again.

After this, Jesus went down to Capernaum he, his mother, his brothers, and his disciples and they remained there for a few days.

Later on, Mary set out for a Judean city in the hill country.

So the Lord Jesus, after talking with his disciples, was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

This is what the LORD says: "Stand beside the roads and watch. Ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is. Walk in it and find rest for yourselves. But they said, "We won't walk in it!'

The fear of the LORD is where wisdom begins, and knowing holiness demonstrates understanding.

Look! Every living soul belongs to me the father's as well as the son's. So pay attention! The person who keeps on sinning is going to die."

God's righteousness through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah for all who believe. For there is no distinction among people,

Then they took him, brought him before the Areopagus, and asked, "May we know what this new teaching of yours is?

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be carried off as captives among all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled on by the unbelievers until the times of the unbelievers are fulfilled."

Jesus looked at them intently and said, "For humans this is impossible, but for God all things are possible."

The one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, who rests in the shadow of the Almighty,

God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me.

Now Hanukkah was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

Meanwhile, standing near Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

That's why we are not discouraged. No, even if outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are being renewed each and every day.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord's Spirit is, there is freedom.

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was deeply disturbed to see the city full of idols.

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all "the tribes of the land will mourn' when they see "the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven' with power and great glory.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear, trembling, and sincerity, as when you obey the Messiah.

After Jesus had said this, he traveled on and went up to Jerusalem.

"When a man sells his daughter as a servant, she won't go out as the male servants do.

So he told them, "Whenever you pray you are to say, "Father, may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come.

It is because of God that you are in union with the Messiah Jesus, who for us has become wisdom from God, as well as our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

"Whoever sheds human blood, by a human his own blood is to be shed; because God made human beings in his own image.

Others fell on stony ground, where they didn't have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once, because the soil wasn't deep.

So the man watched them closely, expecting to get something from them.

I have stored what you have said in my heart, so I won't sin against you.

Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good.

For the person who lacks these qualities is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing that he has received from his past sins.

When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, as was all of Jerusalem.

From: Paul, a servant of God, and also an apostle of Jesus the Messiah, to bring the faith to those chosen by God, along with full knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

Dear friends, do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly wrong.

Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to those he chooses.

Let us continue to hold firmly to the hope that we confess without wavering, for the one who made the promise is faithful.

Who is the one to condemn? It is the Messiah Jesus who is interceding on our behalf. He died, and more importantly, has been raised and is seated at the right hand of God.

When they heard this, they calmed down, and praised God by saying, "So God has given repentance that leads to life even to gentiles."

After an interval of about three hours, Ananias' wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

At all times we are obligated to thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you to be the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through faith in the truth.

Now as for you, Daniel, roll up your scroll and seal your words until the time of the end. Many will rush around, while knowledge increases.'"

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones to death those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without actions is also dead.

"How blessed are those who are humble, because it is they who will inherit the earth!

because the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them in six days. Then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

For this promise belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those who are distant, whom the Lord our God may call to himself."

Always be joyful.

to differentiate between day and night, and to distinguish light from darkness. And God saw how good it was.

I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "See, the tent of God is among humans! He will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God.

although it was not Jesus who did the baptizing but his disciples

and during the reign of Josiah's son Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, and continued until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month, at the end of the eleventh year of the reign of Josiah's son Zedekiah, the king of Judah.

and exclaimed: "I left my mother's womb naked, and I will return to God naked. The LORD has given, and the LORD has taken. May the name of the LORD be blessed."

Even now, little children, abide in him. Then, when he appears, we will have confidence and will not turn away from him in shame when he comes.

While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the commander of the Temple guards, and the Sadducees came to them.

But because you did not believe my announcement, which will be fulfilled at its proper time, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day this happens."

The second beast forces all people important and unimportant, rich and poor, free and slaves to be marked on their right hands or on their foreheads,

For the Lord's sake submit yourselves to every human authority: whether to the king as supreme,

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

Then he told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here will not experience death until they see the kingdom of God arrive with power."

Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess in the church at Cenchrea.

But as for you, teach what is consistent with healthy doctrine.

and the Holy Spirit descended on him, appearing in the form of a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!"

In it were all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.

Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The LORD is the eternal God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not grow tired or weary; and his understanding cannot be fathomed.

May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven?"

For what the Law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did. By sending his own Son in the form of humanity, he condemned sin by being incarnate,

From: Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus, the Messiah. To: Those who have received faith that is as valuable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus the Messiah.

From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there's no soundness evident only bruises, sores, and festering wounds that haven't been cleaned out, bandaged, or treated with oil."

When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead and

The only thing that matters is that you continue to live as good citizens in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Messiah. Then, whether I come to see you or whether I stay away, I may hear all about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, struggling with one mind for the faith of the gospel,

Then he said, "I tell all of you with certainty, unless you change and become like little children, you will never get into the kingdom from heaven.

There must never be found among you anyone who sacrifices his son or daughter in fire, practices divination, interprets omens, practices sorcery,

I saw the dead, both unimportant and important, standing in front of the throne, and books were open. Another book was opened the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their actions, as recorded in the books.

He has been exalted to the right hand of God, has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, and has caused you to experience what you are seeing and hearing.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was known for her good actions and acts of charity that she was always doing.

because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

But you must see to it that this right of yours does not become a stumbling block for those who are weak.

Jesus left that place and went to the territory of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house, not wanting anyone to know he was there. However, it couldn't be kept a secret.

In a similar way, you young people must submit to the elders. All of you must clothe yourselves with humility for the sake of each other, because: "God opposes the arrogant, but gives grace to the humble."

Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write to you and urge you to continue your vigorous defense of the faith that was passed down to the saints once and for all.

"You stubborn people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always opposing the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors used to do.

They will come to an end, but you will remain forever. They will all wear out like clothes.

I thank my God every time I remember you,

Therefore, since it is still true that some will enter it, and since those who once heard the good news failed to enter it because of their disobedience,

The Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone according to what he has done.

"Arise, shine! For your light has come; the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart.

The one who did not spare his own Son, but offered him as a sacrifice for all of us, surely will give us all things, along with his Son, won't he?

But the servant who did things that deserved a beating without knowing it will receive a light beating. Much will be required from everyone to whom much has been given. But even more will be demanded from the one to whom much has been entrusted."

This was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and descendants of Levi to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

The beast was captured, along with the false prophet who had performed signs on its behalf. By these signs the false prophet had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshipped its image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

and straighten the paths of your life, so that your lameness may not become worse, but instead may be healed.

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

Grass withers and flowers fade away, when the LORD's breath blows on them, but the word of our God will stand forever."

I was overjoyed to find some of your children living truthfully, just as the Father has commanded us.

because I, too, am a man under authority and have soldiers under me. I say to one "Go' and he goes, to another "Come' and he comes, and to my servant "Do this' and he does it."

"Whenever you stand up to pray, forgive whatever you have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins.

As Jesus sat facing the offering box, he watched how the crowd was dropping their money into it. Many rich people were dropping in large amounts.

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of my earth? Tell me, since you're so informed!

Now listen, you rich people! Cry and moan over the miseries that are overtaking you.

Meanwhile, the people kept waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed in the sanctuary so long.

Don't be afraid of them, because I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel! He has taken care of his people and has set them free.

For the body does not consist of only one part, but of many.

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor a ruler's staff from between his feet, until the one comes, who owns them both, and to him will belong the allegiance of nations.

Whenthey heard the voice of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden during the breeze of the day, the man and his wife concealed themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

Someone like this should take note of the following: What we say by letter when we are absent is what we will do when present!

To: God's church in Corinth, to those who have been sanctified by the Messiah Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah their Lord and ours.

The one who rejects me and doesn't receive my words has something to judge him: The word that I've spoken will judge him on the last day,

Let these words that I'm commanding you today be always on your heart.

"All you wild animals, come and devour even all of you wild animals.

As he also says in another place, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."

I am telling the truth because I belong to the Messiah I am not lying, and my conscience confirms it by means of the Holy Spirit.

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaritans had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

He will judge between the nations, and will render verdicts for the benefit of many. "They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nations will not raise swords against nations, and they will not learn warfare anymore.

and might thank the Father, who has enabled us to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.

If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes with the holy angels in his Father's glory."