Tuesday, January 12, 2021

¹ Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth ² Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. ³ Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. ⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. ⁵ For the Lord is goodp and his love endures forever; his faithfulnessr continues through all generations.

Saturday, June 27, 2020

²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

Friday, April 17, 2020

¹⁷ If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

²⁵ He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

²⁴ So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.

Monday, March 23, 2020

²³ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Sunday, March 22, 2020

²² and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

Saturday, March 21, 2020

²¹ But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. ²² This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,

Friday, March 20, 2020

²⁰ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, ²¹ to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

¹⁹ Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, ²⁰ and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

¹⁸ And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

¹⁷ Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.

Monday, March 16, 2020

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Sunday, March 15, 2020

¹⁵ And I will put enmity
    between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head,
    and you will strike his heel.”

Saturday, March 14, 2020

¹⁴ He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach

Friday, March 13, 2020

¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”

Thursday, March 12, 2020

¹² Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

¹¹ For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

¹⁰ For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” ¹¹ Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”

Monday, March 9, 2020

⁹ What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. ¹⁰ As it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not even one;

Sunday, March 8, 2020

⁸ From the Lord comes deliverance.
    May your blessing be on your people.

Saturday, March 7, 2020

⁷ But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. ⁸ What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ

Friday, March 6, 2020

⁶ When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

⁴ When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

³ You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?

Monday, March 2, 2020

¹ In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea ² and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

Sunday, March 1, 2020

¹ See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Saturday, February 29, 2020

²⁹ “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
    you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
³⁰ For my eyes have seen your salvation,

Friday, February 28, 2020

²⁸ Where then are the gods you made for yourselves?
    Let them come if they can save you
    when you are in trouble!
For you, Judah, have as many gods
    as you have towns.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

²⁷ Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, ²⁸ but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these:

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

²⁶ As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

²⁴ But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. ²⁵ He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.

Monday, February 24, 2020

²⁴ That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.

Sunday, February 23, 2020

²³ This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.

Saturday, February 22, 2020

²² Stop trusting in mere humans,
    who have but a breath in their nostrils.
    Why hold them in esteem?

Friday, February 21, 2020

²¹     Do not be afraid, land of Judah;
    be glad and rejoice.
Surely the Lord has done great things!

Thursday, February 20, 2020

²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

¹⁹ I will betroth you to me forever;
    I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,
    in love and compassion.
²⁰ I will betroth you in faithfulness,
    and you will acknowledge the Lord.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

¹⁸ The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

Monday, February 17, 2020

¹⁷ The arrogance of man will be brought low
    and human pride humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
¹⁸     and the idols will totally disappear.

Sunday, February 16, 2020

¹⁶ “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the Lord Almighty.
So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.

Saturday, February 15, 2020

¹⁴ Do everything without grumbling or arguing, ¹⁵ so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky

Friday, February 14, 2020

¹⁴ For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

Thursday, February 13, 2020

¹³ Rend your heart
    and not your garments.
Return to the Lord your God,
    for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
    and he relents from sending calamity.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

¹² Be appalled at this, you heavens,
    and shudder with great horror,”
declares the Lord.
¹³ “My people have committed two sins:
They have forsaken me,
    the spring of living water,
and have dug their own cisterns,
    broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

¹¹ Discretion will protect you,
    and understanding will guard you.

Monday, February 10, 2020

¹⁰ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Sunday, February 9, 2020

⁹ “Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain,
    setting his nest on high
    to escape the clutches of ruin!

Saturday, February 8, 2020

⁸ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— ⁹ not by works, so that no one can boast.

Friday, February 7, 2020

⁷ Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Thursday, February 6, 2020

⁶ So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, ⁷ rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

⁵ In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: ⁶ Who, being in very nature ⁵ In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: ⁶ Who, being in very nature

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

⁴ But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, ⁵ made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.

Monday, February 3, 2020

³ Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,

Sunday, February 2, 2020

¹ From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. ² He said:
“In my distress I called to the Lord,
    and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,
    and you listened to my cry.

Saturday, February 1, 2020

¹ My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. ² He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Friday, January 31, 2020

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

³⁰ It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. ³¹ Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

²⁹ Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. ³⁰ The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes,

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

²⁸ He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. ²⁸ He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

Monday, January 27, 2020

²⁷ So God created mankind in his own image,
    in the image of God he created them;
    male and female he created them.

Sunday, January 26, 2020

²⁶ Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

Saturday, January 25, 2020

²⁵ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

Friday, January 24, 2020

²⁴ To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— ²⁵ to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

²³ For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

²² But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

²¹ See, the Lord your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

Monday, January 20, 2020

²⁰ For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. ²⁰ For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

Sunday, January 19, 2020

¹⁷ I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. ¹⁸ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, ¹⁹ and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength ²⁰ he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

Saturday, January 18, 2020

¹⁸ For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

Friday, January 17, 2020

¹⁷ Learn to do right; seek justice.
    Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;
    plead the case of the widow.

Thursday, January 16, 2020

¹⁶ But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

¹⁵ To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

¹³ And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴ who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Monday, January 13, 2020

¹³ For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Sunday, January 12, 2020

¹² Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

Saturday, January 11, 2020

¹¹ And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

Friday, January 10, 2020

¹⁰ My son, if sinful men entice you,
    do not give in to them.

Thursday, January 9, 2020

⁹ For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

⁸ Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

⁷ But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

Monday, January 6, 2020

⁶ You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.

Sunday, January 5, 2020

⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; ⁷ and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.

Saturday, January 4, 2020

⁴ In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy ⁵ because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

Friday, January 3, 2020

³ The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

Thursday, January 2, 2020

² He was with God in the beginning. ³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

¹ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

⁸ “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Monday, December 30, 2019

⁸ “I am the Lord; that is my name!
    I will not yield my glory to another
    or my praise to idols.
⁹ See, the former things have taken place,
    and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
    I announce them to you.”

Sunday, December 29, 2019

¹⁶ For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

Saturday, December 28, 2019

²⁷ to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.

²⁵ Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, ²⁶ but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith—

Friday, December 27, 2019

¹⁰ Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

¹⁴ The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Monday, December 23, 2019

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Sunday, December 22, 2019

¹⁸ Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

Saturday, December 21, 2019

¹² And again, Isaiah says,
“The Root of Jesse will spring up,
    one who will arise to rule over the nations;
    in him the Gentiles will hope.”

Friday, December 20, 2019

⁶ “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

Thursday, December 19, 2019

⁴ But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, ⁵ to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, ⁴ who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

⁵ You, God, know my folly;
    my guilt is not hidden from you.
⁶ Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.

Monday, December 16, 2019

¹⁸ Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

Sunday, December 15, 2019

¹⁷ For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.

Saturday, December 14, 2019

³⁰ I will praise God’s name in song
    and glorify him with thanksgiving.
³¹ This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.
³² The poor will see and be glad—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!

Friday, December 13, 2019

¹⁹ When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Thursday, December 12, 2019

¹⁷ Do not hide your face from your servant;
    answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.
¹⁸ Come near and rescue me;
    deliver me because of my foes.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

⁴ In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

¹⁴ Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

Monday, December 9, 2019

²⁰ Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. ²¹ But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

Sunday, December 8, 2019

⁹ 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.

Saturday, December 7, 2019

⁴ Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Friday, December 6, 2019

¹² When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Thursday, December 5, 2019

³ But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

Monday, December 2, 2019

²² Lord, you have seen this; do not be silent.
    Do not be far from me, Lord.
²³ Awake, and rise to my defense!
    Contend for me, my God and Lord.

Sunday, December 1, 2019

³ Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

Friday, November 29, 2019

¹⁵ For this is what the high and exalted One says—
    he who lives forever, whose name is holy:
“I live in a high and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

⁴ For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

Monday, November 25, 2019

¹¹ You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
¹⁸ The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Sunday, November 24, 2019

²⁴ But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.

Saturday, October 5, 2019

²⁰ But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. ²⁸ I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. ²⁹ My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all ³⁰ I and the Father are one.” ¹¹ It is written: ²⁷ To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. ²⁵ Therefore he is able to save completely ¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” ⁷ rather, he made himself nothing ⁸ And being found in appearance as a man, ²⁵ I know that my redeemer ¹⁵ Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. ⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. ¹⁴ Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died. ¹⁵ When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. ¹² Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹⁴ They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. ¹⁶ After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷ Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died. ¹⁸ When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. ⁵ Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. ⁶ Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. ¹⁵ “If your brother or sister ³² Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. ¹ Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, ² because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you ³⁰ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; ⁵ As you do not know the path of the wind, ¹⁷ The ³³ Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and ¹⁰ God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. ¹⁷ But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. ¹⁸ Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. ⁵ May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, ⁶ so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹³ You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh ²⁰ But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. ²⁸ I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. ²⁹ My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all ³⁰ I and the Father are one.” ¹¹ It is written: ²⁷ To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. ²⁵ Therefore he is able to save completely ¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” ⁷ rather, he made himself nothing ⁸ And being found in appearance as a man, ²⁵ I know that my redeemer ¹⁵ Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. ⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. ¹⁴ Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died. ¹⁵ When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. ¹² Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹⁴ They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. ¹⁶ After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷ Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died. ¹⁸ When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. ⁵ Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. ⁶ Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. ¹⁵ “If your brother or sister ³² Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. ¹ Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, ² because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you ³⁰ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; ⁵ As you do not know the path of the wind, ¹⁷ The ³³ Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and ¹⁰ God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. ¹⁷ But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. ¹⁸ Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. ⁵ May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, ⁶ so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹³ You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh