- May the Lord grant strength to his people.
May the Lord bless his people with peace. - Salvation comes from the Lord.
May your blessing be upon your people. Selah - Righteousness is a sign of a nation’s greatness,
but sin degrades any people. - For the Lord takes delight in his people,
and he crowns the humble with salvation. - Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. - She will give birth to a son, and you shall name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
- But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for I bring you good news of great joy for all the people.”
- God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, but now he commands people everywhere to repent.
- As servants of God, behave as free people, but do not use your freedom as a means to cover up wrongdoing.
- He gave himself for us in order to deliver us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people as his own who are eager to do good.
- Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”
- You intended to do evil to me, but God decided to make it serve a good, to fulfill that which today has come true: to keep alive a numerous people.
- Therefore, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God, since those who enter into God’s rest also cease from their own labors as God did from his.
- Can anyone withhold the water of baptism from these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?
- But who am I, and what are your people,
that we should be able to do this?
All things belong to you,
and everything that we have given you is from your hand. - Because in my eyes you are precious,
because you are honored and I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you
and nations in return for your life. - Does it now appear to you that I am trying to gain the approval of human beings rather than the approval of God? Am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
- What I commanded them was this: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. If you follow all the ways that I command you, then you will prosper.
- Jesus traveled all throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every type of disease and illness among the people.
- Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and utter all kinds of calumnies against you for my sake.
- But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people claimed by God as his own possession,” so that you may proclaim the praise of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- Blessed are you when people hate you and ostracize you, when they insult you and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.
- And if then my people who bear my name humble themselves and pray to me and seek my presence as they turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear them from heaven and forgive their sins and restore their land.
- Return and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: I have heard, I have seen your tears. I will heal you today, and the day after tomorrow you will go up to the temple of the Lord.
- You shall be holy, for I, the Lord, am holy. I have chosen you from among all people that you shall be mine.
I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to render an account for every careless word they utter.Rather, revere Christ as Lord in your hearts.
Always be prepared to offer an explanation to anyone who asks you to justify the hope that is in you. However, do so with gentleness and respect. If I give away everything to feed the poor
and hand over my body to be burned,
but do not have love,
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