- Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
- Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God. - I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
- But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
- And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
- Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me. - Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness
you have done wonderful things,
things planned long ago. - The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
- 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.
- Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
- But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”
- Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
- Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life. - If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
- Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
- You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
- For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
- There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
- She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
- There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called.
- Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.
For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.Next verse!With image