- Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
- Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
- Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain. - Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes. - If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
- Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs. - And a highway will be there;
it will be called the Way of Holiness;
it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean will not journey on it;
wicked fools will not go about on it. - Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all. - Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control. - He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’
- Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
- Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy. - If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
- He builds his lofty palace in the heavens
and sets its foundation on the earth;
he calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land—
the Lord is his name. - For he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones. - For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.
- Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. - Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for love is as strong as death,
its jealousy unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame. - I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.
- May God bless us still,
so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. - For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. - But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. - The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit. - But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Bible verse of the day
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,and his ears are attentive to their cry.