AfrikaansČeština
CzechDansk
DanishDeutsch
GermanEnglish
EnglishEspañol
SpanishFrançais
FrenchItaliano
ItalianMalagasy
MalagasyNederlands
DutchPolski
PolishPortuguês
PortugueseSesotho
Southern SothoSlovenský
SlovakSuomi
FinnishXhosa
XhosaZulu
ZuluΕλληνικά
GreekРусский
Russianاردو
Urduعربى
Arabicفارسی
Persianहिन्दी
Hindiবাংলা
Bengali繁體中文
Chinese (traditional)Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. On God rests my salvation and my glory;
my mighty rock, my refuge is God. Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. I cried to him with my mouth,
and high praise was on my tongue. But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word. For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.” Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the heart. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices! Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul. He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise. He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not. But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed. In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me? For the Lord is our judge;
the Lord is our lawgiver;
the Lord is our king;
he will save us. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.Next verse!With image