- Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. - Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord! - For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
- I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
- Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?
- For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
- For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have.
- But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life.
- So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.
- This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.
- For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God.
- I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the message to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house.
- Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
- O Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you, I will praise your name;
for you have done wonderful things,
plans formed of old, faithful and sure. - I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ himself.
- For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
- For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
- I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!
- For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
- So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
- That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.
- Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards.
- Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love,
for they have been from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for your goodness' sake, O Lord!
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The fear of others lays a snare,but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.