Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.
There is no one holy like the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.
For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
However, as it is written:
“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
the things God has prepared for those who love him.
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Be sure to keep the commands of the Lord your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.
The Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Do everything in love.
Do not turn to the right or the left;
keep your foot from evil.
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
For no word from God will ever fail.
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.
Since you are my rock and my fortress,
for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.”
For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
Who has done this and carried it through,
calling forth the generations from the beginning?
I, the Lord—with the first of them
and with the last—I am he.
Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.
Here is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
we will also live with 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. Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
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