- 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.
- How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight rather than silver! - Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
- The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth. - God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”
- Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
- There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
- We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!
- Gracious words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. - The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners. - To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. - It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
and only later to consider one’s vows. - Not to us, Lord, not to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness. - He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God. - Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act. - Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.
- He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak. - He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”
- For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.
- I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
- It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel. - I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. - Do not turn to the right or the left;
keep your foot from evil. - So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
- They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”Next verse!With image 
