- In the same way, faith by itself is dead if it does not have works.
- Yours, O Lord, are greatness,
power, glory, strength, and majesty,
for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all. - There is no one on earth who is so righteous
that he does nothing but good and never sins. - Your word is a lamp for my feet
and a light to my path. - Whoever does not love
does not know God,
because God is love. - A true friend is one at all times,
and a brother is born to render help in time of need. - Where many words are spoken, sin is not absent,
but whoever restrains his tongue is prudent. - For there is one God,
and there is one mediator between God and man,
Christ Jesus, himself a man. - For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be.
- For this day in the city of David there has been born to you a Savior who is Christ, the Lord.
- He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. - Indeed, the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- For our eyes are fixed not on what is seen but rather on that which cannot be seen. What is visible is transitory; what is invisible is eternal.
- So today acknowledge it and take it to heart that the Lord is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. There is no other.
- My deliverance and my glory depend on God;
he is my mighty rock and my refuge. - Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth. - The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and merciful in everything he does. - We also know
that the Son of God has come
and given us understanding
so that we can know the one who is true.
And we are in the one who is true,
since we are in his Son Jesus Christ.
He is the true God and eternal life. - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
- Therefore, strive to be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and those who find it are few in number.
- No one has ever seen God.
It is the only Son, God,
who is at the Father’s side,
who has made him known. - Like a city that has been breached and made defenseless
is the man devoid of self-control. - The body is one, although it has many parts; and all the parts, though many, form one body. So it is with Christ.
- The name of the Lord is a tower of strength;
the upright man runs to it and finds refuge.
Therefore, you have no excuse, whoever you may be, when you pass judgment on others. For in judging others you condemn yourself, since you are doing the same things. After you have suffered for a brief period, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and support you.Next verse!With image