- What then should we say? That the Law is sinful? Absolutely not! Yet if it had not been for the Law, I would not have known what sin was. I would not have known what covet is if the Law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools are those who despise wisdom and instruction. - Jesus then said,
“I will remain with you
only for a short time longer,
and then I shall return
to him who sent me.” - Do not assert that the past was better than the present,
for such a statement is not a sign of wisdom. - May God continue to bless us
and be revered to the ends of the earth. - Whoever believes in me,
as Scripture has said,
‘Streams of living water
shall flow from within him.’ - He continued, “Then put away the foreign gods from among you. Bend your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.”
- If you abide in me
and my words abide in you,
you may ask for whatever you wish,
and it will be done for you. - Why do you take note of the splinter in your brother’s eye but do not notice the wooden plank in your own eye?
- Be on guard against false prophets who come to you disguised in sheep’s clothing, but who inwardly are ravenous wolves.
- Beloved,
let us love one another,
because love is from God.
Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. - You are a place of refuge for me;
you preserve me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah - In everything, deal with others as you would like them to deal with you. This is the Law and the Prophets.
- In Christ
and through his blood
we have redemption
and the forgiveness of our sins.
In accord with the riches of his grace. - However, to avoid the temptation to immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
- My deliverance and my glory depend on God;
he is my mighty rock and my refuge. - You will again show us compassion
and wash away our guilt;
you will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea. - Then Nehemiah added: “You now may go. Eat rich food and drink what is sweet. Moreover, send some of these to those for whom nothing has been prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord. Furthermore, do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
- Everyone who hears these words of mine and acts in accordance with them will be like a wise man who constructed his house on a rock foundation.
- And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who are peacemakers.
- I urge you, brethren, to watch out for those who incite dissensions and obstacles in opposition to the teaching that you have learned. Take care to avoid them.
- Therefore, he has the full power to save those who approach God through him, since he lives forever to intercede for them.
- Such godly sorrow results in repentance that leads to salvation and causes no regret, whereas worldly sorrow produces death.
- May the God of peace—who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant— make you perfect in every respect so that you may do his will. And may he enable us to achieve what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- When you pray do not go on babbling endlessly as the pagans do, for they believe that they are more likely to be heard because of their many words.
As for you, my child, take strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Train a child in the way he should go,
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