- 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.
- The Lord is close to all who call on him,
yes, to all who call on him in truth. - But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
- God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?
- He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless. - He will judge everyone according to what they have done.
- 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. - How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver! - 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.
- Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit. - 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.
- “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.”
- Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
but to your name goes all the glory
for your unfailing love and faithfulness. - 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. - Kind words are like honey—
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. - 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! - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
when it’s in your power to help them. - Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.
- Unfailing love, O Lord, is yours.
Surely you repay all people
according to what they have done. - 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.
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