- For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.
- For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
- No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness.
- If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
- And whoever does not provide for relatives, and especially for family members, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).
- And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.
- So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.Next verse!With image