Then He told them, “These are My words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born again.

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

He must increase, but I must decrease.”

God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

We must do the works of Him who sent Me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work.

But I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.

If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever. So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

I’m not speaking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled: The one who eats My bread has raised his heel against Me.

“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another.

“Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.

“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful.

“We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law He must die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”

For they still did not understand the Scripture that He must rise from the dead.

When they heard this, they came under deep conviction and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: “Brothers, what must we do?”

Heaven must welcome Him until the times of the restoration of all things, which God spoke about by the mouth of His holy prophets from the beginning.

Moses said:

The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He will say to you.

There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it.”

But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

“But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name!”

Again, a second time, a voice said to him, “What God has made clean, you must not call common.”

Peter said to them, “You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner. But God has shown me that I must not call any person common or unclean.

But a voice answered from heaven a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call common.’

Then he escorted them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

When these events were over, Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem. “After I’ve been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well!”

Therefore, since these things are undeniable, you must keep calm and not do anything rash.

But if you want something else, it must be decided in a legal assembly.

“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest,” replied Paul. “For it is written, You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.”

The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Have courage! For as you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

and said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. And, look! God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.’

However, we must run aground on a certain island.”

you then, who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal”—do you steal?

You who say, “You must not commit adultery”—do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob their temples?

Absolutely not! God must be true, even if everyone is a liar, as it is written:

That You may be justified in Your words
and triumph when You judge.

Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are instituted by God.

Therefore, you must submit, not only because of wrath, but also because of your conscience.

One who eats must not look down on one who does not eat, and one who does not eat must not criticize one who does, because God has accepted him.

One person considers one day to be above another day. Someone else considers every day to be the same. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind.

So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.

Each one of us must please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

in order that, as it is written: The one who boasts must boast in the Lord.

According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it.

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to leave his wife.

But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her.

Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not leave her husband.

However, each one must live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches.

But if any man thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin, if she is past marriageable age, and so it must be, he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married.

So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.

There must, indeed, be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

What then is the conclusion, brothers? Whenever you come together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, another language, or an interpretation. All things must be done for edification.

If any person speaks in another language, there should be only two, or at the most three, each in turn, and someone must interpret.

But everything must be done decently and in order.

For He must reign until He puts all His enemies under His feet.

For this corruptible must be clothed
with incorruptibility,
and this mortal must be clothed
with immortality.

Your every action must be done with love.

For we must all appear before the tribunal of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or worthless.

So the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.

Since we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

The one who is taught the message must share all his good things with the teacher.

So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.

The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.

All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.

This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.

But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.

accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive.

Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God—as you are doing—do so even more.

This means one must not transgress against and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you.

So then, we must not sleep, like the rest, but we must stay awake and be serious.

But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.

We must always thank God for you, brothers. This is right, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.

But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

For you yourselves know how you must imitate us: We were not irresponsible among you;

An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.

Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the Devil’s trap.

And they must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons.

Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.

Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.

For the Scripture says:

Do not muzzle an ox
while it is treading out the grain, and,
the worker is worthy of his wages.

All who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters to be worthy of all respect, so that God’s name and His teaching will not be blasphemed.

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His, and
Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.

The Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient,

For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

But you must say the things that are consistent with sound teaching.

And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works for cases of urgent need, so that they will not be unfruitful.

When He again brings His firstborn into the world, He says, And all God’s angels must worship Him.

We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.

No creature is hidden from Him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.

Because of this, he must make a sin offering for himself as well as for the people.

For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must be a change of law as well.

Where a will exists, the death of the one who made it must be established.

Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.

for they could not bear what was commanded: And if even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned!