He is like a man who was building a house, who dug deep and laid his foundation upon the rock, and when there was a flood the torrent burst upon that house and could not shake it, because it was well built.

For in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the want of it counts for anything, but only faith acting through love.

and through your faith to let Christ in his love make his home in your hearts. Your roots must be deep and your foundations strong,

Yet God's solid foundation stands unshaken, bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who uses the name of the Lord must give up evil."

The time

So I tell you, make friends for yourselves with your ill-gotten wealth, so that when it fails, they may take you into the eternal dwellings.

Lay

Enter the great contest of faith! Take hold of eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the great profession of faith.

I am pressing toward the goal, for the prize to which God through Christ Jesus calls us upward.

and to an imperishable, unsullied, and unfading inheritance, which is kept safe for you in heaven,

General references

If anyone begs from you, give to him, and when anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.

And what he himself has promised us is eternal life.