- He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.
- For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.
- There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.
- And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.
- But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.
- And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
- Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed— for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead.
- So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
- You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.
- He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.
- Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.
- Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them.
- Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
- He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”
- If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.
- You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.
- There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. - You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
- Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.
- For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.
- When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin.
- You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
- You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
- Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.”
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us.