- In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. - Let what you heard from the beginning
remain in you.
If what you heard from the beginning
remains in you,
then you will remain in the Son
and in the Father. - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and barren, and darkness covered the abyss while the Spirit of God hovered over the waters.
- For from the beginning
you have heard the message
that we should love one another. - As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools are those who despise wisdom and instruction. - He is the head of the body,
that is, the Church.
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that in every way
he should be supreme. - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
those who are guided by it will grow in understanding.
His praise will last forever. - The beginning of wisdom is: acquire wisdom,
and no matter what the cost, acquire understanding. - Who has performed these deeds and accomplished this?
Who has summoned the nations from the beginning?
I, the Lord, am the first,
and I will be there with the last. - Everyone who sins comes from the devil,
for the devil has been a sinner
from the very beginning.
The Son of God appeared for this very purpose:
to destroy the work of the devil. - He has made everything suitable for its time, and he has given men a sense of past and future, but they never have the slightest comprehension of what God has wrought from beginning to end.
- You are from your father, the devil,
and you choose to carry out your father’s desires.
He was a murderer from the beginning,
and he does not abide by the truth,
for there is no truth in him.
When he lies,
he speaks in accord with his own nature,
for he is a liar
and the father of lies. - In it the righteousness of God is revealed, beginning in faith and established in faith. As it is written: “The one who is righteous will live through faith.”
- But from the very beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two become one flesh.’ And so they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.
- He replied, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ and said: ‘That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two become one flesh’? And so they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
- Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say: Rejoice!
- Finally, find your strength in the Lord and in his mighty power.
- For we will become partners with Christ only if we maintain firmly until the end the confidence we originally had.
- Keep alert; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
- It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to place your trust in mortals. - Put your trust in the Lord and do good,
that you may dwell in the land and be secure. - The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has been unable to overcome it. - Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will grant you what your heart desires.This is how we know what love is:
he laid down his life for us,
and we in turn must be prepared
to lay down our lives for our brethren.