But I say to you, do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne;

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him.

But if God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!

He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

When Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

who found favor in God's sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.

Those who stood by said, "Would you revile God's high priest?"

asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last find the way to come to you.

Though they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

Or do you presume upon the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not know that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

But by your hardness and your impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

But if through my falsehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?

For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so;

Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.

though the twins were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that God's purpose of election might stand, not because of works but because of his call,

So it depends not upon man's will or exertion, but upon God's mercy.

For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

But what is God's reply to him? "I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."

For he is God's servant to you for good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; he is God's servant, an avenger to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.

For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God's ministers, attending to this very thing.

For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised to show God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

so that by God's will I may come to you with joy, and together with you be refreshed.

But we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and which God destined for our glory before the ages.

For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?

If any one destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and that temple you are.

What I mean is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.

who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance, until the redemption of those who are God's possessionto the praise of his glory.

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are members of God's household,

assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace which was given me by the working of his power.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in love, to have all the riches of assured understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ himself,

So, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;

and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

(If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).

Nevertheless, God's firm foundation stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth which leads to godliness,

For the overseer must be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not fond of sordid gain,

And again, when God brings the first-born into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."

He was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house.

Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,

but Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his.

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of God's word. You need milk, not solid food;

By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

who are protected by God's power through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God's sight.

For it is better to suffer for doing right, if that should be God's will, than for doing wrong.

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.

Therefore, let those who suffer according to God's will do right and entrust their souls to a faithful Creator.

No one who is of God practices sin, for God's seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

"And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation:

Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant; and there were flashes of lightning, voices, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm.

he also will drink of the wine of God's wrath, which is poured in full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.