- Love cannot result in any harm to the neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law.
- With our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, ignoring its shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Yet even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are thereby blessed. Have no fear of others, and refuse to be intimidated by them.
- He is the reflection of God’s glory
and the perfect expression of his very being,
sustaining all things by his powerful word.
Achieving purification from sins,
he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high. - They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they placed it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. Then, bending the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- Then Peter addressed them: “I now understand how true it is that God has no favorites, but that in every nation all those who fear God and do what is right are acceptable to him.”
- If you listen to the voice of the Lord, your God, and you do what is right in his sight, if you listen to his ordinances and observe all of his laws, I will not bring upon you any of the diseases that I brought upon the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.
- Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a resolute spirit within me. - To anyone who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself overcame and sat with my Father on his throne.
- Plans miscarry when counsel is lacking,
but they succeed when there are many counselors. - At the appointed time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for the ungodly.
- If it seems wrong to you to serve the Lord, then today you must choose whom you will serve, whether it be the gods that your fathers served on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites who dwell in the land. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
- However, to those who did accept him
and who believed in his name
he granted the power to become children of God. - The Lord has told you, O man, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
Only this: to do what is right, to show mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God. - Then you will understand equity and justice
as well as righteousness—every good path. - Come to your senses and sin no more. For some of you have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
- Brethren, we must always give thanks to God for you, and it is only right that we do so. For your faith grows ever more, and the love that all of you have for one another continues to increase.
- Now who is going to harm you if you are eager to do what is right?
- Let us never grow weary in doing what is right, for if we do not give up, we will reap our harvest in due time.
- Because the sentence for committing an evil act is not carried out quickly, people’s hearts are prone to act wickedly.
- You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’
and rightly so,
for that is what I am. - I have instructed you in the ways of wisdom
and led you along the paths of righteousness. - Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze on what lies before you. - Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Rather, always aim to achieve what is best for each other and for everyone.
- Each of us must consider his neighbor’s good for the purpose of building him up.
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