- He reveals deep and mysterious things
and knows what lies hidden in darkness,
though he is surrounded by light. - Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.
- I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.
- Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,
“I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.” - And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
- For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
- Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.
- Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do.
- But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats.
- Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.
- So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
- And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
- Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.”
- But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are!
- This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
- This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!’
- What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.
- We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.
- Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
- But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
- In that wonderful day you will sing:
“Thank the Lord! Praise his name!
Tell the nations what he has done.
Let them know how mighty he is!” - 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?
- All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had.
- Do what is good and run from evil
so that you may live!
Then the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will be your helper,
just as you have claimed.
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