- Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me.”
- Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
- I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
- Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. - Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
- The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. - Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
- Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice. - For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
- For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning. - However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
- In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety. - Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread. - If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
- Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him. - One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple. - But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.
- Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
- Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
- But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.
- Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
- But godliness with contentment is great gain.
- Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!
- Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
Bible verse of the day
My times are in your hands;deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
from those who pursue me.