I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.
The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,
without painful toil for it.
Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
My son, keep your father’s command
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight rather than silver!
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.Next verse!With image