- Then he sat down, summoned the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he must become the last of all and the servant of all.”
- I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love so that they may grow rich in their complete understanding as they come to the knowledge of the mystery of God, that is, Christ.
- Great is the Lord and worthy of the highest praise;
no one can even begin to comprehend his greatness. - Before the mountains were brought forth
or the earth and the world came into existence,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God. - O Lord, you have examined me
and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I stand;
you perceive my thoughts from a distance. - 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.
- 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. - He has made everything suitable for its time, and he has given men a sense of past and future, but they never have the slightest comprehension of what God has wrought from beginning to end.
- However, God has revealed these things to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit explores everything, even the depths of God.
- Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will persist in their evil ways.
- Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but the one who hates correction is stupid. - Come to your senses and sin no more. For some of you have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
- A word is not even on my tongue
and you, O Lord, are completely aware of it. - And just as no human being comprehends any person’s innermost being except the person’s own spirit within him, so also no one comprehends what pertains to God except the Spirit of God.
- Let those who are wise understand these words,
and let the prudent acknowledge them.
For straight are the ways of the Lord;
the upright walk in them,
but sinners stumble. - Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever he pleases. - Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went inside, and he saw and believed. They still did not understand the Scripture indicating that he must rise from the dead.
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