- Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
- And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
- As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.
- The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
- But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
- For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
- Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
- I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!
- Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
- Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
- Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
- Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
- In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
- For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
- Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me.”
- For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
- While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
- Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
- Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.”
- So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
- No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
- No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
- On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.”
- Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
- “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;
and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”
So shall it be! Amen.
Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone. Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.Next verse!With image 
