- Hear, my child, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many. - And live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
- Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and forgive our sins,
for your name's sake. - My child, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare they will give you. - For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.
- In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.
- Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.
- Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
- Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness. - By faith he received power of procreation, even though he was too old—and Sarah herself was barren—because he considered him faithful who had promised.
- We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another.
- The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who begets a wise son will be glad in him. - My child, keep your father's commandment,
and do not forsake your mother's teaching. - For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.
- For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure.
- He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else?
- Then the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our lasting good, so as to keep us alive, as is now the case.
- Who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
- Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.”
- Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us.
- My child, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart. - For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. - Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
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