Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 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. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. Yea, though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:
for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess. Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise
and with thy honour all the day. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee;
yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord;
that walketh in his ways. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth. When thou passest through the waters,
I will be with thee;
and through the rivers,
they shall not overflow thee:
when thou walkest through the fire,
thou shalt not be burned;
neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together in unity! All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord;
neither be weary of his correction:
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth;
even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Can a woman forget her sucking child,
that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?
yea, they may forget,
yet will I not forget thee.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;
thy walls are continually before me. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth,
and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:
but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work. Who will render to every man according to his deeds. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil:
he shall preserve thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in
from this time forth, and even for evermore. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. I acknowledge my sin unto thee,
and mine iniquity have I not hid.
I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord;
and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. He only is my rock and my salvation:
he is my defence; I shall not be moved.