- Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me.
- Come and listen to my counsel.
I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise. - Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
- Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
- Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.
Let the whole world know what he has done. - And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
- Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.”
- Show me the right path, O Lord;
point out the road for me to follow. - Wash yourselves and be clean!
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways. - When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.
- Let your favor shine on your servant.
In your unfailing love, rescue me. - I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill. And in the proper season I will send the showers they need. There will be showers of blessing.
- And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.
- Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.
- In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. - In that wonderful day you will sing:
“Thank the Lord! Praise his name!
Tell the nations what he has done.
Let them know how mighty he is!” - For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.
- In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
- Who are you to condemn someone else’s servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the Lord’s help, they will stand and receive his approval.
- I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.
- I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave, you are there. - Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.
- Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.
- Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
and only later counting the cost. - Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
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