“if anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”
“Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!”
“From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.””
“God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.”
“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”
“Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.”
You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God of justice?”
“We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul”
“My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.”
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”
“But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad.”
“But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”
“I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.”
“How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.”
“people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
“Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.”
“I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
“The Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.”
“He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.“
“And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.””
“The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
“As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.”
Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”
“The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
“When a man or woman commits any of the sins that people commit by breaking faith with the Lord, and that person realizes his guilt, he shall confess his sin that he has committed.”
“Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”
“But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.”
“It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.”
“I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.”
‘Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. ‘
“God, be merciful to me, a sinner!”
“And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”“
Your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness.
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”
“By your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
“However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”
“Do you still hold fast your integrity?”
“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”
“in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
“And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
“Where is your faith?“
“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.”
“Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil“
“For a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.”
The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”
“speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ”
Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
He has put eternity into man’s heart.
“they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
“But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.”
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”?
The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.“
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.”
“By your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
“Whoever does not gather with me, scatters.”
“And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.”
“You received without paying; give without pay.”
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
“One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.”
People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world,
“Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.”
“And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?”
“All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.”
“Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
“Deliver all those who, through fear of death, were subject to lifelong slavery.”
“I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.”
“Solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.“
“The water is ours.”
“May we shout for joy over your salvation.”
And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.
“The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”
“Charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.”
“Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things.”
He seized her and lay with her and humiliated her.
I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.
For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
“From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.””
“But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief.”
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.“
“The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”
“If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?”
“He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.”
“Testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus”
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