- For the carved images of the nations are powerless;
they are nothing more than wood cut from a forest,
fashioned with a knife by craftsmen
and embellished with silver and gold.
Then they are fastened with hammers and nails
to prevent them from toppling.
Like scarecrows in a cucumber field
they are unable to speak,
and they must be carried from place to place
since they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
for they can do no harm,
nor do they have any power to do good. - My soul longs for you throughout the night,
and my spirit within me seeks your presence.
For when your judgments are revealed to the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn to practice justice. - The love of money is the root of all evils, and in their desire for it some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many serious wounds.
- Jesus addressed them once again, saying,
“I am the light of the world.
The one who follows me
will never walk in darkness.
Rather, he will have the light of life.” - If you forgive others for the wrongs they have done, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- I further pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the hope to which he has called you, how rich and glorious is his inheritance in the saints.
- Therefore, while we have the opportunity, let us labor for the good of all, but especially for those members of the household of the faith.
- Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues. - I understand that man’s greatest happiness is to be glad and do well throughout his life. And when we eat and drink and find satisfaction in all our labors, this is a gift of God.
- He replied, “What is impossible for men is possible for God.”
- For God would not be so unjust as to ignore your work and the love that you have shown for his name by the services you have rendered to the saints and still continue to render.
- Do not envy a violent man
or choose to emulate any of his ways.
For the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord
whose friendship is bestowed only upon the upright. - It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to place your trust in mortals. - May God continue to bless us
and be revered to the ends of the earth. - And the one who searches hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.
- A gift opens doors for the giver
and wins him access to the powerful. - All day long the godless man continues to covet,
whereas the righteous man gives unsparingly. - Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in accord with the law of the Lord. - With the Lord to protect me I am not afraid.
What can mortals do to me? - The fear of others will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is secure. - A man’s ways may seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs the heart. - In all of your prayers and entreaties, pray always in the Spirit. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.
- As a result, you are no longer strangers and foreigners. Rather, you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
- Two are better than one:
they earn a far greater reward for their toil. - Because the sentence for committing an evil act is not carried out quickly, people’s hearts are prone to act wickedly.
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