Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
because the Lord hath anointed me
to preach good tidings unto the meek;
he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. Without counsel purposes are disappointed:
but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. Let all your things be done with charity. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Bless the Lord, O my soul:
and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. When pride cometh, then cometh shame:
but with the lowly is wisdom. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. Seek the Lord and his strength,
seek his face continually. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. Have mercy upon me, O God,
according to thy lovingkindness:
according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Every word of God is pure:
he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. O God, thou art my God;
early will I seek thee:
my soul thirsteth for thee,
my flesh longeth for thee
in a dry and thirsty land,
where no water is. But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
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