- Who are you to condemn someone else’s servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the Lord’s help, they will stand and receive his approval.
- Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”
- Now this is what the Lord says to the family of Israel:
“Come back to me and live!” - Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city. - Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.”
- I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes.
- But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
- But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
- O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help. - Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
- When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.
- So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.
- Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty! - Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. - Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
- For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him.
- Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.
- Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
Let us turn back to the Lord. - My child, pay attention to what I say.
Listen carefully to my words.
Don’t lose sight of them.
Let them penetrate deep into your heart. - Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
- For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy.
- Every word of God proves true.
He is a shield to all who come to him for protection. - He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
- But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;
yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry to him reached his ears. - God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
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