- We love each other because he loved us first.
- I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.
- And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
- I love the Lord because he hears my voice
and my prayer for mercy.
Because he bends down to listen,
I will pray as long as I have breath! - But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
I will sing to the Lord
because he is good to me. - Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”
- He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.
- Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
- But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.
- Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not!
- You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you! - And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.
- And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
- Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
- I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.
- You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
- For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
- Others were given in exchange for you.
I traded their lives for yours
because you are precious to me.
You are honored, and I love you. - But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
- Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.
- Dear brothers and sisters, we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing.
- Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.
- You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.
- I know the Lord is always with me.
I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. - For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.
But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.
For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.