- Exhort slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give them satisfaction in every respect. They are not to talk back to them, nor are they to steal from them. Rather, they should show themselves to be completely trustworthy so that in every way they may add luster to the doctrine of God our Savior.
- I know how to live with little, and I know how to live with plenty. In any and all circumstances, I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need.
- You shall observe the Sabbath by keeping it holy, as the Lord, your God, has commanded you. You are to labor on six days, doing all of your work then. The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, your God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor your cattle, nor even the foreigner living in your town. Thus your manservant and maidservant can rest as well.
- Seek peace with everyone, as well as the holiness without which no one will ever see the Lord.
- And take the helmet of salvation as well as the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- There is one body and one Spirit, as well as one hope to which you have been called by your vocation.
- If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.
- No one should seek his own advantage in preference to that of his neighbor.
- Remember this: if you sow sparingly, you will reap sparingly, and if you sow generously, you will reap generously as well.
- Indeed, fornication and impurity of any kind, as well as greed, should not even be mentioned among you. Such talk is not fitting for saints.
- If in speaking I use human tongues
and angelic as well,
but do not have love,
I am nothing more than a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. - I did not hesitate to tell you what was for your benefit as I proclaimed the word to you and taught you publicly as well as from house to house.
- But whoever drinks the water that I will give him
will never be thirsty.
The water that I will give him
will become a spring of water within him
welling up to eternal life. - For I know full well the plans I have for you, plans for your welfare and not for your misfortune, plans that will offer you a future filled with hope.
- Let us never grow weary in doing what is right, for if we do not give up, we will reap our harvest in due time.
- For I am not ashamed of the gospel, since it is the power of God that offers salvation to everyone who has faith—to Jews first, and then to Gentiles as well.
- If you know me,
then you will know my Father also.
From now on you do know him.
You have seen him. - How much more valuable a man is than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.
- Can anyone withhold the water of baptism from these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?
- What then? Should we sin because we are not under the Law but under grace? Of course not!
- I understand that man’s greatest happiness is to be glad and do well throughout his life. And when we eat and drink and find satisfaction in all our labors, this is a gift of God.
- Therefore, you must also be prepared, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
- For it has been granted you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him.
- By faith Abraham also received the power of procreation, even though he was well past the age—and Sarah herself was barren—because he believed that the one who had made the promise would be faithful in fulfilling it.
- Is anyone among you sick? He should send for the presbyters of the Church so that they may pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
For all of us fall short in many ways. Anyone who never makes a mistake in speech has reached perfection and is able to control every part of his body.For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
If you seek me, you will survive.