Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Lord, hear my prayer,
listen to my cry for mercy;
in your faithfulness and righteousness
come to my relief.
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God endures forever.
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.
Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.
Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,
no one who does what is right and never sins.
A person finds joy in giving an apt reply—
and how good is a timely word!
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. So we say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
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