- Where many words are spoken, sin is not absent,
but whoever restrains his tongue is prudent. - The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and merciful in everything he does. - Therefore, strive to be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth. - We also know
that the Son of God has come
and given us understanding
so that we can know the one who is true.
And we are in the one who is true,
since we are in his Son Jesus Christ.
He is the true God and eternal life. - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
- If anyone thinks that he is religious but does not restrain his tongue, he is deceiving himself, and his religion is worthless.
- I am pulled in opposite directions. My desire is to depart and to be with Christ, for that is far better, but, it is a more urgent need for you that I remain in the body.
- The body is one, although it has many parts; and all the parts, though many, form one body. So it is with Christ.
- Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.
- Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and those who find it are few in number.
- This is my commandment:
love one another
as I have loved you. - The one who calls you is faithful, and he will accomplish this.
- But he is to ask with faith, without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed about by the wind.
- Let your kindness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.
- A man is haughty until disaster overtakes him,
but humility comes before honors. - Like a city that has been breached and made defenseless
is the man devoid of self-control. - All this knowledge comes from the Lord of hosts
whose counsel is wonderful
and whose wisdom is great. - God is our refuge and our strength,
a well-proved help in times of trouble. - Beloved,
let us love one another,
because love is from God.
Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. - The second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
- The law of the Lord is perfect,
affording refreshment to the soul.
The decree of the Lord is worthy of trust,
imparting wisdom to the simple. - How great you are, Lord God! There is no one like you, and there is no God except you alone, as everything that we have heard confirms.
- The name of the Lord is a tower of strength;
the upright man runs to it and finds refuge. - And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be poured out for you.”
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power and of love and of wisdom.