Russian AfrikaansAfrikaans ČeštinaCzech DanskDanish DeutschGerman EnglishEnglish EspañolSpanish FrançaisFrench ItalianoItalian MagyarHungarian MalagasyMalagasy NederlandsDutch PolskiPolish PortuguêsPortuguese SesothoSouthern Sotho SlovenskýSlovak SuomiFinnish XhosaXhosa ZuluZulu ΕλληνικάGreek اردوUrdu عربىArabic فارسیPersian हिन्दीHindi বাংলাBengali 繁體中文Chinese (traditional) Fruit of the spirit (4/4) Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him. Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord , whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.