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)Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. O taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are those who take refuge in him. And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper,
and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
and their vindication from me, says the Lord. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope. The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also. For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
‘I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles,
so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness. As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. Anxiety weighs down the human heart,
but a good word cheers it up. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. And it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and prosper for us the work of our hands—
O prosper the work of our hands! Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and release to the prisoners. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
be wise enough to desist. He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits of another. Seek good and not evil,
that you may live;
and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you,
just as you have said. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in his ways. No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation. The human mind may devise many plans,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established. Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil,
but those who counsel peace have joy.