for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

Then Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.

For those who sleep, sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunk at night.

and by this one everyone who believes is justified from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify you.

Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then Jesus himself also went up, not openly but in secret.

So the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to carry your mat."

And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the Lord -- that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

"I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.

(Bet) He has made my mortal skin waste away; he has broken my bones.

"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.

Will the Lord accept a thousand rams, or ten thousand streams of olive oil? Should I give him my firstborn child as payment for my rebellion, my offspring -- my own flesh and blood -- for my sin?

Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.

Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.

The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father's iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son's iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.

"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open:

Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away. I will praise the Lord at all times; my mouth will continually praise him.

"Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other.

for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments

And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit.

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.

for it is written, "You shall be holy, because I am holy."

His master answered, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'

Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.

Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to the deeds he is doing -- the bringing of unjustified charges against us with evil words! And not being content with that, he not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but hinders the people who want to do so and throws them out of the church!

I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me. (Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

For if someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol's temple, will not his conscience be "strengthened" to eat food offered to idols?

To all those loved by God in Rome, called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge --

By David; a well-written song. How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!

For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims' legs broken and the bodies taken down.

Secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those that are revealed belong to us and our descendants forever, so that we might obey all the words of this law.

For this is what the Lord says, the one who created the sky -- he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited -- "I am the Lord, I have no peer.

So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.

Anyone who survives in any of those places where he is a resident foreigner must be helped by his neighbors with silver, gold, equipment, and animals, along with voluntary offerings for the temple of God which is in Jerusalem.'"

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will permit him to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God.'

To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

Blessed and holy is the one who takes part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

Then the Lord said to Hosea, "Name him 'Jezreel,' because in a little while I will punish the dynasty of Jehu on account of the bloodshed in the valley of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.

Disarming the rulers and authorities, he has made a public disgrace of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

After he said this, he added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken him."

One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

He said to them, "Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!"

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.

you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.

Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.

Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.

When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with his father's wife.

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

One should think about us this way -- as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels."

"Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas -- who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus --

As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,

"So now, say this to my servant David: 'This is what the Lord of hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel.

But the Lord hurled a powerful wind on the sea. Such a violent tempest arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break up!

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.

If anyone says "I love God" and yet hates his fellow Christian, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

And so he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, since he died to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.

But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing."

You are my friends if you do what I command you.

From Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)

When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted."

"See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."

Then they went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray."

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father's hand.

Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.

And we are witnesses of these events, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

Listen, all you nations! Pay attention, all inhabitants of earth! The sovereign Lord will testify against you; the Lord will accuse you from his majestic palace.

Wisdom is supreme -- so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.

The Lord says, "Look! I will make you a weak nation; you will be greatly despised!

Why are you doing these things to me, Tyre and Sidon? Are you trying to get even with me, land of Philistia? I will very quickly repay you for what you have done!

Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

"When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.

Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day, and he saw it and was glad."

If I have told you people about earthly things and you don't believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

"The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.

Now on one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.

As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot pulled by fiery horses appeared. They went between Elijah and Elisha, and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.

Now you are Christ's body, and each of you is a member of it.

A thanksgiving psalm. Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!

I in them and you in me -- that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.

"For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts."

The gloom will be dispelled for those who were anxious. In earlier times he humiliated the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali; but now he brings honor to the way of the sea, the region beyond the Jordan, and Galilee of the nations.

He said to me, "To 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be put right again."

She made a vow saying, "O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the suffering of your female servant, remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut."

They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]

So the dragon became enraged at the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her children, those who keep God's commandments and hold to the testimony about Jesus. And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.

Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man does not live by bread alone.'"

"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!"

Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,

Now before faith came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisoners until the coming faith would be revealed.

(Lamed) O Lord, your instructions endure; they stand secure in heaven.

Suppose a prophet or one who foretells by dreams should appear among you and show you a sign or wonder,

That day the Lord made a covenant with Abram: "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River --

"But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He would send as tribute to the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

So then, don't worry saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

The Lord God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

After Moses the Lord's servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant:

"'As for your male and female slaves who may belong to you -- you may buy male and female slaves from the nations all around you.

For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.

Then another angel came out of the temple, shouting in a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, "Use your sickle and start to reap, because the time to reap has come, since the earth's harvest is ripe!"

Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night.

for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and who makes known through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place.

For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.

When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said, "Master of all, you who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,

But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. The friends here greet you. Greet the friends there by name.

That servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.

He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.

and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them

so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death.

Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not learn the abhorrent practices of those nations.

I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

They say, "Let's tear off the shackles they've put on us! Let's free ourselves from their ropes!"

There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

I am about to discipline your children and will spread offal on your faces, the very offal produced at your festivals, and you will be carried away along with it.

and rejected Esau. I turned Esau's mountains into a deserted wasteland and gave his territory to the wild jackals."

And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Such women are always seeking instruction, yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being,

Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.

Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box.

A song of ascents, by David. Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together!

But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.

and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called "The Place of the Skull" (called in Aramaic Golgotha).

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.

You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.

I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

They said to each other, "Didn't our hearts burn within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?"

You must observe the Sabbath rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. You must look forward to the Sabbath and treat the Lord's holy day with respect. You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.

We know that we have crossed over from death to life because we love our fellow Christians. The one who does not love remains in death.

So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living person"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward -- and even the memory of them disappears.

Now the day came when Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.

"For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

But Peter said, "Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!"

So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,

And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: "I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.

Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we become coworkers in cooperation with the truth.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him with his own words.

From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!"

He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth.

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.

By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus as the Christ who has come in the flesh is from God,

For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.

This is the man who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and he received living oracles to give to you.

He gave them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.

Give a shepherd's care to God's flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God's direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

If anyone sees his fellow Christian committing a sin not resulting in death, he should ask, and God will grant life to the person who commits a sin not resulting in death. There is a sin resulting in death. I do not say that he should ask about that.

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become known. Some were saying, "John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him."

Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

I glorified you on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.

Then Jesus went out and made his way, as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

Carefully read the scroll of the Lord! Not one of these creatures will be missing, none will lack a mate. For the Lord has issued the decree, and his own spirit gathers them.

You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:

Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

When you enter my presence, do you actually think I want this -- animals trampling on my courtyards?

It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,

After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him: 'I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.'

The Spirit immediately drove him into the wilderness.

But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.

If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something offensive in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.

and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.

Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.

A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

and will come out -- the ones who have done what is good to the resurrection resulting in life, and the ones who have done what is evil to the resurrection resulting in condemnation.

Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely.

because the person who gives him a greeting shares in his evil deeds.

The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.

I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?

The children of your elect sister greet you.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."

When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.

"Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues.

But when these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

So I boast in Christ Jesus about the things that pertain to God.

When they were released, Peter and John went to their fellow believers and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said to them.

And you know that Jesus was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

For he says, "I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you." Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!

Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me. "Come," he said, "I will show you the condemnation and punishment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,

Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.

And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.

Then Jesus' mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured eternal redemption.

But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.

Now if Christ is being preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?

When Jesus heard this he said to them, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?

But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin.

"Sir," the woman said to him, "you have no bucket and the well is deep; where then do you get this living water?

And Jesus answered him, "You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.

The woman replied, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "Right you are when you said, 'I have no husband,'

Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples picked some heads of wheat, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.

Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

But you were brought down to Sheol, to the remote slopes of the pit.

So then they said to him, "What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?"

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ -- by grace you are saved! --

So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if you are a son, then you are also an heir through God.

Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!

Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

In the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon advanced against Jerusalem and laid it under siege.

and to put on the new man who has been created in God's image -- in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.

So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute.

As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.

Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,

David inquired, "How were things going? Tell me!" He replied, "The people fled from the battle and many of them fell dead. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead!"

The second is: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

I praise you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I passed them on to you.

Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.

In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men."

For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.

Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

Then the herald made a loud proclamation: "To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given:

Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing.

If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.

I am the Lord! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols.

When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.

Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

Immediately he got into a boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor should a man dress up in women's clothing, for anyone who does this is offensive to the Lord your God.

Sometime later Naomi's husband Elimelech died, so she and her two sons were left alone.

But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless?

"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.

The one who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon!" Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

So the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.

Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith!"

If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's sins, they are retained."

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names stand written in heaven."

Jesus looked at them and replied, "This is impossible for mere humans, but not for God; all things are possible for God."

When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

They said to me, "The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!"

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.

For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.

But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.

The Lord's spirit will rest on him -- a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord.

All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion.

With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that "we all have knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

For evil does not come up from the dust, nor does trouble spring up from the ground,

When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.

Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its stall, and lead it to water?

Then the man said, "This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man."

I have asked the Lord for one thing -- this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord's house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.

If you have known me, you will know my Father too. And from now on you do know him and have seen him."

"As I was contemplating the horns, another horn -- a small one -- came up between them, and three of the former horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant things.

But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.

He went to be registered with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him, and who was expecting a child.

Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other, so that you cannot do what you want.

"Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, 'Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Now the next day, as they went out from Bethany, he was hungry.

For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.

Peninnah would behave this way year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the Lord's house, Peninnah would upset her so that she would weep and refuse to eat.

I am the Lord, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.

Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.

Then the king and his men advanced to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who lived in the land. The Jebusites said to David, "You cannot invade this place! Even the blind and the lame will turn you back, saying, 'David cannot invade this place!'"

Whoever speaks, let it be with God's words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

"If you indeed obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving you today, the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth.

"To the angel of the church in Sardis write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: 'I know your deeds, that you have a reputation that you are alive, but in reality you are dead.

because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

but that we should write them a letter telling them to abstain from things defiled by idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood.

"Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.

For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely, "You must love your neighbor as yourself."

The day the Lord delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the Lord before Israel: "O sun, stand still over Gibeon! O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!"

So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.

And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining -- this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.

so he thought to himself, 'What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.

As they were walking along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."

As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you.

But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.

Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, "The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the ruling authority of his Christ, have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, the one who accuses them day and night before our God, has been thrown down.

So when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.

On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives which lies to the east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, leaving a great valley. Half the mountain will move northward and the other half southward.

For look! In those days and at that time I will return the exiles to Judah and Jerusalem.

My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,

Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully.