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Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness.Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.
Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.
A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened.
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.
We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.
Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.Don’t envy violent people or copy their ways. Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly.
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit.
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.
“And with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”Unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you repay all people according to what they have done.
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.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.”
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.Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.
If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.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.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
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