- This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
- For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
- If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
- Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
- All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
- What a person desires is unfailing love;
better to be poor than a liar. - For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does. - You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
- And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
- Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. - As for God, his way is perfect:
The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him. - As for God, his way is perfect:
The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him. - A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one.
- Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he chose for his inheritance. - For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value. - Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
- Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom. - Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act. - Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. - Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
- Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. - There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
All my longings lie open before you, Lord;
my sighing is not hidden from you.Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 
