- He will judge everyone according to what they have done.
- Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.
- But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
- He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless. - Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit. - Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.
- How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver! - The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
for the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
and to proclaim that captives will be released
and prisoners will be freed. - But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.
- If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.
- “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”
- No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God. - Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
but to your name goes all the glory
for your unfailing love and faithfulness. - Kind words are like honey—
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. - Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
- Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
and only later counting the cost. - I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.
I will praise my God to my last breath! - And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God.
- I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.
- So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.
- Unfailing love, O Lord, is yours.
Surely you repay all people
according to what they have done. - Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
when it’s in your power to help them. - You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
- Glory to God in highest heaven,
and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.
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