- Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
- A gentle reply turns away wrath,
but a harsh word arouses anger. - Turn away from the mouth that deceives
and keep your distance from lips that mislead. - Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth:
it is better for you that I depart.
For if I do not go away,
the Advocate will not come to you,
whereas if I go,
I will send him to you. - And the world with all its enticements
is passing away,
but whoever does the will of God
abides forever. - And now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.
- As long as I remained silent,
my body wasted away
as the result of my groaning throughout the day. - Dear children,
keep away from idols. - He continued, “Then put away the foreign gods from among you. Bend your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.”
- You shall serve the Lord, your God. He will bless your bread and water and take away sickness from your midst.
- Those of you who seek to be justified by the Law have cut yourselves off from Christ and have fallen away from grace.
- Consequently, anyone united to Christ is a new creation. The old order has passed away. Behold, all has become new.
- Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not demand the return of what is yours from the one who has taken it.
- For the Lord, your God, is gracious and compassionate, and he will not turn his face away from you if you return to him.
- Acquire wisdom and gain understanding;
never forget or turn aside from my words. - Repent, therefore, and be converted so that your sins may be wiped away.
- Wealth hastily acquired will dwindle away,
but when amassed little by little, it will increase. - Just as he came forth naked from his mother’s womb,
so shall he depart, naked as he came,
with nothing remaining from his labor
that he can carry away in his hands. - I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud
and your sins like a mist.
Return to me,
for I have redeemed you. - Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single letter, not even a tiny portion of a letter, will disappear from the Law until all things have been accomplished.
- If I give away everything to feed the poor
and hand over my body to be burned,
but do not have love,
I achieve nothing. - The righteous is remembered with blessings,
but the name of the wicked fades away. - If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is preferable for you to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
- The vine has withered;
the fig tree droops.
The pomegranate, the palm, and the apple tree—
all the trees of the field have dried up.
And the joy of the people
has also withered away. - Prepare in advance what you want to say,
and return to the Lord.
Say to him, “Take away all guilt
and give us what is good,
so that we may present as offerings
the bullocks from our stalls.”
Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father,
and do not run to your brother’s house when troubles befall you;
far better is a friend nearby
than a brother who is far away.But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for I bring you good news of great joy for all the people.” Brethren, we must always give thanks to God for you, and it is only right that we do so. For your faith grows ever more, and the love that all of you have for one another continues to increase.Next verse!With image