Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:
but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. We love him, because he first loved us. As far as the east is from the west,
so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, good will toward men. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant:
save me for thy mercies' sake. And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life. O Lord, thou art my God;
I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name;
for thou hast done wonderful things;
thy counsels of old
are faithfulness and truth. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?
for riches certainly make themselves wings;
they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. For the Lord loveth judgment,
and forsaketh not his saints;
they are preserved for ever:
but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. Be not wise in thine own eyes:
fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
It shall be health to thy navel,
and marrow to thy bones. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. God shall bless us;
and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. He only is my rock and my salvation:
he is my defence; I shall not be moved. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.Next verse!With image