Your statutes are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Not to us, Lord, not to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. The Lord is good,
a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in him. So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. The Lord will vindicate me;
your love, Lord, endures forever—
do not abandon the works of your hands. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom. But, “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. God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.