- “Even now,” declares the Lord,
“return to me with all your heart,
with fasting and weeping and mourning.” - I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
- But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”
- If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
even their prayers are detestable. - The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me. - Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
- Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
- Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt. Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
- “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. - 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.
- And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.
- But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
- Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues. - You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
- Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident. - If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
- Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
- There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called.
- Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
- But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- 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.
- Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
- And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
Bible verse of the day
The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.