- You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am.
- By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
- Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.
For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. - Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do.
- One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of grain to eat. But the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, why are they breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?” Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you ever read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions.” Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
- May the Lord bless you
and protect you.
May the Lord smile on you
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord show you his favor
and give you his peace. - Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
- Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
- Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.
- For I hold you by your right hand—
I, the Lord your God.
And I say to you,
‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.’ - No one is holy like the Lord!
There is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God. - Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.
- You know what I am going to say
even before I say it, Lord. - Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.
- Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven!”
- The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.” - I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. - Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
“I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”
says the Lord. - Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
- I don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign Lord. Turn back and live!
- You must be holy because I, the Lord, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own.
- In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. - But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;
yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry to him reached his ears. - No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.
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