Such confidence we have through Christ toward God;

Watch yourselves, that we don't lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.

then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation up to the Year of Jubilee; and he shall give your valuation on that day, as a holy thing to Yahweh.

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.

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.

If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?

But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

Therefore don't throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.

that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ --

who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, 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 therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

But let each man test his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor.

She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.

who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.

Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.

and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.

knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.

My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

Don't trust in a neighbor. Don't put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!

If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn't worthy, let your peace return to you.

But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don't know what I will choose.

He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;

Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.

Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day."

But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self.

having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.