- Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- 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.
- Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
- So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
- Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?
- And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
- For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.
- Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?
- Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. - And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
- For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
- I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
apart from you I have no good thing.” - Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.
- Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever. - Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. - But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
- For he satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things. - If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
- Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path. - I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
- How good and pleasant it is
when God’s people live together in unity! - But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.
- The Lord is good,
a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in him.
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?Next verse!With image