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But he answered me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power… 2 Corinthians 12:9

But he answered me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” Hence, I will boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell within me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 grace strength weakness
The heart is more deceitful than any other thing,
and it is also perverse.
Who can uncover its secrets?
I, the Lord, search the heart
and probe the mind
to reward all according to their conduct
and as their deeds deserve.
Jeremiah 17:9-10 reward life heart

Seek the Lord and his strength,
seek his face continually.
1 Chronicles 16:11 strength seeking nearness
A thief comes only
to steal and kill and destroy.
I have come
that they may have life,
and have it in abundance.
John 10:10 salvation life
Therefore, let us cease passing judgment on one another, but rather judge never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
Romans 14:13 gentleness judgment neighbor
Jesus answered, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive in this age a hundred times more houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and lands—as well as persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
Mark 10:29-30 evangelism blessing persecution
But I have had help from God to this very day, and I stand here and testify to both the lowly and the great. I assert nothing more than what the Prophets and Moses said would occur: that the Christ must suffer, and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to the people and to the Gentiles.
Acts 26:22-23 evangelism suffering resurrection
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is preferable for you to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
Matthew 5:29 sin desires hell
For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so too, through Christ, do we receive our consolation.
2 Corinthians 1:5 suffering comforter Jesus
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vanity, but humbly regard others as better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 selfishness humility neighbor
You will show me the path to life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence
and everlasting delights at your right hand.
Psalm 16:11 joy life nearness
Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ.
Ephesians 4:15 love truth Jesus
For the carved images of the nations are powerless;
they are nothing more than wood cut from a forest,
fashioned with a knife by craftsmen
and embellished with silver and gold.
Then they are fastened with hammers and nails
to prevent them from toppling.
Like scarecrows in a cucumber field
they are unable to speak,
and they must be carried from place to place
since they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
for they can do no harm,
nor do they have any power to do good.
Jeremiah 10:3-5 christmas idols
When riches increase,
so do those who are eager to accumulate them,
and those who have accumulated them must remain content
simply to feast their eyes on them.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 materialism money desires
The Lord will protect you against all evil;
he will watch over your life.
The Lord will watch over your coming and your going
both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121:7-8 hope life evil
Whom do I have in heaven except you?
And besides you there is nothing else I desire on earth.
Psalm 73:25 trust God heaven
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.”
Matthew 19:4-6 marriage sexuality creation
What then shall we say? Should we persist in sin in order that grace may abound? Of course not! We have died to sin. How can we live in it any longer?
Romans 6:1-2 sin grace life
Then, after completing their fasting and prayer, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
Acts 13:3 blessing prayer fasting
And as we gaze upon the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, all of us are being transformed into that same image from glory to glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18 Spirit transformation
As a result, you are no longer strangers and foreigners. Rather, you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
Ephesians 2:19-20 Jesus kingdom prophecy
Bring the tithes in full into the treasury
so that there may be food in my house.
Put me thus to the test,
says the Lord of hosts,
and see if I will not open
the windows of heaven for you
and pour down blessings upon you
without measure.
Malachi 3:10 food blessing giving
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his very life? Or what can he give in exchange for his life?
Matthew 16:26 materialism life soul
Amen, amen, I say to you,
a servant is not greater than his master,
nor is a messenger greater
than the one who sent him.
John 13:16 serving humility slavery
In my Father’s house
there are many dwelling places.
If there were not,
would I have told you
that I am going to prepare a place for you?
John 14:2 Jesus Father heaven

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.