- But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
- Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.
- Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
- Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
- And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
- We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
- To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
- Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”
- Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it. - Humility is the fear of the Lord;
its wages are riches and honor and life. - Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
- To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
- About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
- You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am.
- Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- We have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.
- Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
- Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Let us examine our ways and test them,
and let us return to the Lord. - And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment.
- The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
- Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
Bible verse of the day
The Lord will vindicate me;your love, Lord, endures forever—
do not abandon the works of your hands.