- However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
- Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
- This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
- Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,
for they will surely sprout wings
and fly off to the sky like an eagle. - Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
- 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.
- We have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.
- For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
- It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
- Whoever loves money never has enough;
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
This too is meaningless. - Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
- But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.
- You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
- All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
- May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.
- Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
- I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
- And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
- For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
- Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
- As goods increase,
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owners
except to feast their eyes on them? - 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.
- One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.
- 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?
Bible verse of the day
All my longings lie open before you, Lord;my sighing is not hidden from you.