30 Bible Verses about Commendation
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"Why are you troubling the woman?" Jesus said, when he noticed it. "For this is a beautiful deed that she has done to me.
Jesus was surprised to hear these words from him; and, turning to the crowd which was following him, he said: "I tell you, nowhere in Israel have I met with such faith as this!"
"Your faith is great," was his reply to the woman; "it shall be as you wish!" And her daughter was cured that very hour.
"Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," Jesus replied. "For no human being has revealed this to you, but my Father who is in Heaven. Yes, and I say to you, Your name is 'Peter--a Rock, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the Powers of the Place of Death shall not prevail over it.
On this he said: "I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others;
Faith made the sacrifice which Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain's, and won him renown as a righteous man, God himself establishing his renown by accepting his gifts; and it is by the example of his faith that Abel, though dead, still speaks.
Faith led to Enoch's removal from earth, that he might not experience death. 'He could not be found because God had removed him.' For, before his removal, he was renowned as having pleased God;
Faith is the realization of things hoped for--the proof of things not seen. And it was for faith that the men of old were renowned.
Then the King will say to those on his right 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, enter upon possession of the Kingdom prepared for you ever since the beginning of the world.
He who serves the Christ in this way pleases God, and wins the approval of his fellow men.
We are sending with him the Brother whose fame in the service of the Good News has spread through all the Churches;
Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfillment of God's promise;
Blessed is the man who remains firm under temptation, for, when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of Life, which the Lord has promised to those who love him.
We count those who displayed such endurance blessed! You have heard, too, of Job's endurance, and have seen what the Lord's purpose was, for 'the Lord is full of pity and compassion.'
For this wins God's approval when, because conscious of God's presence, a man who is suffering unjustly bears his troubles patiently. What credit can you claim when, after doing wrong, you take your punishment for it patiently? But, on the other hand, if, after doing right, you take your sufferings patiently, that does win the approval of God.
For it is not the man who commends himself that stands the test, but the man who is commended by the Lord.
His master complimented this dishonest steward on the shrewdness of his action. And indeed men of the world are shrewder in dealing with their fellow-men than those who have the Light.
When he wanted to cross to Greece, the Brethren furthered his plans, and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival he proved of great assistance to those who had, through the loving-kindness of God, become believers in Christ,
For a man who is only a Jew outwardly is not a real Jew; nor is outward bodily circumcision real circumcision. The real Jew is the man who is a Jew in soul;
A good action has nothing to fear from Rulers; a bad action has. Do you want to have no reason to fear the Authorities? Then do what is good, and you will win their praise.
I commend to your care our Sister, Phoebe, who helps in the work of the Church at Cenchreae;
I praise you, indeed, because you never forget me, and are keeping my injunctions in mind, exactly as I laid them upon you.
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or are we like some who need letters of commendation to you, or from you?
I have been "playing the fool!" It is you who drove me to it. For it is you who ought to have been commending me! Although I am nobody, in no respect did I prove inferior to the most eminent Apostles.
Nor did we seek to win honour from men, whether from you or from others, although, as Apostles of Christ, we might have burdened you with our support.
and to governors as the men sent by him to punish evil-doers and to commend those who do right.
We are not "commending ourselves" again to you, but rather are giving you cause for pride in us, so that you may have an answer ready for those who pride themselves on appearances and not on character.
No, we are trying to commend ourselves under all circumstances, as God's ministers should--in many an hour of endurance, in troubles, in hardships, in difficulties, In floggings, in imprisonments, in riots, in toils, in sleepless nights, in fastings; By purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindliness, by holiness of spirit, by unfeigned love;read more.
By the Message of Truth, and by the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; Amid honor and disrepute, amid slander and praise; regarded as deceivers, yet proved to be true; As unknown, yet well-known; as at death's door, yet, see, we are living; as chastised, yet not killed; As saddened, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things!
