- Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.
- For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
- But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
- Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- Fear of man will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. - You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
- The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;
whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others. - For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
- Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
- He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. - But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
- From the Lord comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people. - Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
- The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts. - Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.
- Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
- Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
- Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
- But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”
- Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.
- Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips
and spreads slander is a fool.
Bible verse of the day
As for God, his way is perfect:The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him.