The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
So that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
He answered, ‘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, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin condemns any people.
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.
That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
Restore us, Lord God Almighty;
make your face shine on us,
that we may be saved.My mouth is filled with your praise,
declaring your splendor all day long.