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For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
Therefore go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."
Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God's children, to those who believe in his name,
not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of rebirth and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
The Word became flesh and lived among us, and we saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only of the Father, full of grace and truth.
God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
For I know the plans that I have for you,' says the LORD, 'plans for your welfare, and not for calamity, to give you hope and a future.
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.
They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.
"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.
He said to them, "Go into all the world, and proclaim the Good News to the whole creation.
And there is salvation in none other, for there is no other name under heaven, that is given among men by which we must be saved."
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, new things have come.
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
And the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
For I am not ashamed of the Good News, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also must love one another.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jewish people.
Do your best to present yourself approved by God, a workman who does not need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.
But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever,?
Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with his own blood.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.
Therefore when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
Now faith is being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things we do not see.
For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous person is powerfully effective.
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak on his own; but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you things that are coming.
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are appointed by God.
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this Rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
All things were made through him, and apart from him nothing was made that has been made.
Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.
You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.
He came as a witness to testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
"Truly, truly, I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.
Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;
He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does the LORD require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
And he made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables.
Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Has God really said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
God said, "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth;" and it was so.
They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
Then those who received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
"'You shall not have sexual relations with a male, as with a woman. That is detestable.
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.
But sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with humility and fear:
This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor men who have sexual relations with men,
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."
For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made. So they are without excuse.
The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
The Spirit of the LORD is on me; because he has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and an opening of the eyes to those who are bound;
"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go out from your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.
Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
But those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I'm coming, another steps down before me."
Jesus therefore said to those Judeans who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.
He who believes in him is not judged. He who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you."
Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."
"Do not lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world's rulers of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
The same came to him by night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
They, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to the last. Jesus was left alone with the woman where she was, in the middle.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened like this. His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, and before they came together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
God said to Moses, "I AM THAT I AM," and he said, "You shall tell the children of Israel this: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,
And just then a certain Law scholar stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you do not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up. I have overcome the world."
God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation,?in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born will be called the Son of God.
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever refuses to believe in the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."
"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
who also said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky."
"Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
For God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
Or do you not know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
The LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, and he was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.
But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.
Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Do not marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
No one has seen God at any time. The only God, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you."
and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers; all things have been created by him and for him.
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
"Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by his stripes you were healed.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.
"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
He is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification for sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we do not know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.
All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. Him who comes to me I will in no way throw out.
Do not love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love is not in him.
"When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.
And Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God does not show favoritism;
He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little."
It happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
Jesus therefore answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, suddenly wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to God.
Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,
All the souls who came out of Jacob's body were seventy-five, and Joseph was in Egypt already.
If it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,
Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn. How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low.
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
The first account I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you are made well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse happens to you."
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spoke from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
It happened as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him.
So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, and about righteousness, and about judgment;
and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" but you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;"
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling place with him.
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
Love is patient and is kind; love does not envy. Love does not brag, is not proud,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;
In my Father's house are many dwelling places. If it weren't so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the ancestral houses.
Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Surely he has borne our sicknesses, and carried our pains; yet we considered him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
He made from one every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,
And she will bring forth a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,
He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the church,
The Jewish leaders therefore answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?"
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life
But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.
But he who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a crowd being in the place.
For this reason, God abandoned them to their degrading passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.
Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. And look, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.
"Men of Israel, hear these words. Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as you yourselves know,
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."
Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"
One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee's house, and sat at the table.
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is near. Repent, and believe in the Good News."
He answered them, "He who made me well, the same said to me, 'Take up your mat, and walk.'"
Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy-two others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come.
And seeing the crowds, he went up onto the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
"'If a man has sexual relations with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Mammon.
No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.
and Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,
"Be careful that you do not do your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the Good News of God,
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.
Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Behold, the days come," says the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to put an end to the transgression, and to make an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy place.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."
These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;
But he answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also are not tempted.
But He gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
Be careful that you do not let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.
This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
'It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.
you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.'
"Look, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is translated, "God with us."
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God's trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
He shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who destroys, and even until a complete destruction, until the decreed end is poured out on the one who destroys."
You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the Law and the Prophets;
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.
For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ to a different "good news";
even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
This you know, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
Now it happened, while he was performing the priest's office before God in the order of his division,
Now in the church that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;
Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
Now it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, that Satan also came among them.
But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert."
to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which he promised to those who love him.
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
"For it is like a man, going on a journey, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.
For we have all become as one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is as a polluted garment: and we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.
and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Now it happened, while the crowd pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
And the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
Therefore he is also able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
"Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified."
"If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you all this time, and still you do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father?'
The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
He said to them, "This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled."
Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
"'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I would not be delivered to the Jewish leaders. But now my Kingdom is not from here."
doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
'For in him we live, and move, and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.'
for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly."
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children.
And look, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.
I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings, be made for all men:
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough for.
"Do not think that I came to send peace on the earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"
Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
"The King will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," says the LORD.
He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book.
And I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you, and in you all of the families of the earth be blessed."
And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the greatest of all?"
which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness;
"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, will be compared to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
And he said to him, "Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.
"Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD: look to the rock you were cut from, and to the hold of the pit you were dug from.
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."
God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
"Truly, truly, I tell you, one who does not enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
A fire devours before them, and behind them, a flame burns. The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them, a desolate wilderness. Yes, and no one has escaped them.
Haven't I commanded you? Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid, neither be dismayed: for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
"Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD: "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.
It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.
"And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'
For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only do not use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.
The great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
God called the expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as did not worship the beast nor his image, and did not receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib; but Israel doesn't know, my people do not consider.
"At that time shall Michael arise, the great prince who watches over the children of your people. And there shall be a time of distress unparalleled since the beginning of the nation until that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who shall be found written in the book.
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any do not obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;
And do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"
When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man.
For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and suddenly the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
The voice of one who calls out, "Prepare the way of the LORD in the wilderness. Make a level highway in the desert for our God.
The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, "How can you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"
And someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him."
If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,
My brothers, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, to prevent the light shining from the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?"
Put to death, therefore, whatever is worldly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, but the world did not recognize him.
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a proclaimer?
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
always in my prayers, requesting, if by any means now at last I may succeed by the will of God to come to you.
He called the crowd to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;
"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,
Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham." He said, "Here I am."
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
'Even the dust from your city that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the Kingdom of God is near.'
Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.
A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.
The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away."
She followed Paul and us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation."
I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
"You are my witnesses," says the LORD, "With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me.
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God's Kingdom.
Let no man therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba. Father."
And it happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;
For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not men?
The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
"Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters. Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up.
The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with the LORD's help."
Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with fire.
having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding Word of God.
Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Eli,
He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but my Father only.
And look, I send forth the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
Jesus said to her, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
Where do conflicts and quarrels among you come from? Do they not come from your passions that war in your members?
"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes." says the LORD of hosts.
Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
"You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.
"When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.
In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
And everyone who hears these words of mine, and does not do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;
For truly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the Law, until all things are accomplished.
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be disclosed.
Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by that which is called "circumcision," (in the flesh, made by hands);
We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,
After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way.
Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."
I command you therefore before God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his Kingdom:
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Diaspora: Greetings.
This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For this cause therefore the Jewish leaders sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
"You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;
They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the "rising from the dead" meant.
Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive; because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.
This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
'Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and hidden things, which you do not know.'
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
You will keep him in peace, in peace whose thoughts are fixed on you, because he trusts in you.
For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you
Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us drinks."
for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;
For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in faith, and in purity.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
"Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."
But Peter, standing up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion. Shout, daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, your king comes to you. He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?
He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink of one Spirit.
All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and singing praises in your heart to the Lord;
yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
But as it is written, No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has imagined the things which God has prepared for those who love him.
him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God. How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out.
And just then someone came to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"
But I make my life an account of nothing precious to myself, so that I may finish my race, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and freed us from our sins by his blood;
Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?
proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When anyone of you offers an offering to the LORD, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock.
It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.
Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.
but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.
Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: "The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God's creation, says these things:
But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
I will pour on the house of David, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.
and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but their thinking became nonsense, and their foolish heart was darkened.
John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.
About the ninth hour Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
According to the Law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.
but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
Now I do not desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.
As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?"
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ?
Now the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him. For man does not see as God sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
You have perseverance and have endured for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.
whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because in God's forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;
God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work which he had created and made.
For the Father has affection for the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. He will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." He who hears, let him say, "Come." He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.
There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;
To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here. Do not make my Father's house a marketplace."
"Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;
"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all those kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),
See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have."
Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection?not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.
And on that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
You heard how I told you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I.
The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.
Behold, the days come," says the Lord GOD, "that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.
There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.
Therefore God also abandoned them in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves,
For I rejoiced greatly, when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and redeemed us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;
"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created."
I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.
Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can these things be?"
But of that day or the hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God's mountain, to Horeb.
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am El Shaddai. Walk before me, and be blameless.
They began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.
in these last days has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,
He said to them, "Beware. Keep yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."
These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
And have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,
But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.
Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized.
Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
"Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.
They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.
It happened about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.
The LORD's Law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD's testimony is sure, making wise the simple.
I am a crocus of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.
"Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
When they had appointed elders for them in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the crowds away.
because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.
This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you?not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead."
Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jewish manner of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.
In this is love, not that we have loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water."
For the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the spoken word of God;
or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in the hope of having a share.
There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
For I do not desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,
Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.'"
"The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place."
If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.
Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The Kingdom of God does not come with observation;
He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.
When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.
so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing I sent it to do.
"Talk no more so exceeding proudly. Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth, For the LORD is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.
But when they believed Philip proclaiming good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the church which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.
I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are.
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the savior of the body.
Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship."
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
But do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
The Jewish leaders therefore said, "Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?"
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come."
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on him.
being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
The earth is the LORD's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
Now I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
For there will arise false messiahs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
And I wrote this very thing, so that, when I came, I would not have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints (in Ephesus) who are faithful in Christ Jesus:
As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them."
Brothers, I do not regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forward to the things which are ahead,
as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby to salvation,
Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.
"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the departure comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
because the mind set on the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.
They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We do not know what he is saying."
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve the LORD.
and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah,
Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I am?"
to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God's wrath through him.
Jesus therefore said to them, "Truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves.
Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, "You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.
coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.
He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members do not have the same function,
So he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."
but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
(but if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church;
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;
And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba, Father."
When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.
He answered, and said, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,
But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing.' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool.' shall be in danger of the fire of hell.
and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.