- Love cannot result in any harm to the neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law.
- Speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves,
and defend the rights of the destitute. - Faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the conviction about things that cannot be seen.
- No one can have greater love
than to lay down his life for his friends. - With the Lord to protect me I am not afraid.
What can mortals do to me? - The wealth of a rich man is his stronghold;
he regards it as a high wall that cannot be scaled. - How can a young man lead a spotless life?
By living according to your word. - You can eat any water creature that has fins and scales; those you can eat. Whatever does not have fins or scales, you are not to eat. It is unclean for you.
- In peace I lie down and sleep,
for only with your help, O Lord,
can I rest secure. - Some friends can lead us to ruin,
but a true friend is closer than a brother. - Where can I go to hide from your spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to the heavens, you are there;
if I take my rest in the netherworld, you are also there. - This saying can be trusted:
If we have died with him,
we shall also live with him. - And opens the eyes of those who cannot see.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous. - In that way, I can come to you in joy, if God so wills, and be refreshed together with you.
- In God, whose word I praise,
in God I place my trust and know no fear;
what can people do to me? - Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to my Father for help and he will not immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels?
- Great is the Lord and worthy of the highest praise;
no one can even begin to comprehend his greatness. - For the entire Law can be summed up in a single commandment: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Can anyone withhold the water of baptism from these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?
- For our eyes are fixed not on what is seen but rather on that which cannot be seen. What is visible is transitory; what is invisible is eternal.
- And thus we can have confidence in him
that if we ask anything
that is in accordance with his will,
he hears us. - For much wisdom can result in much sorrow,
and those who increase their knowledge also increase their grief. - This is how we can be certain
that we abide in him
and that he abides in us:
he has given us a share in his Spirit. - There is no salvation in anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to men by which we can be saved.
- I am the vine,
you are the branches.
Whoever abides in me, and I in him,
will bear much fruit.
Apart from me you can do nothing.
For no one can be regarded as justified in the sight of God by keeping the Law. The Law brings only the consciousness of sin.May the Lord, our God, be with us, just as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or abandon us. Let no one delude himself. If anyone among you considers himself to be wise by worldly standards, he must become a fool in order to be truly wise.Next verse!With image