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He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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.
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
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.
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
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.
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.
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.
Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil.
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful;he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
The Lord says:
"These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught."
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
A man’s heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps.
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.
Don't be misled--you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.
Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrificesGod is pleased.
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
There is no one holy like the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.
Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
However, as it is written:
“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
the things God has prepared for those who love him—
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
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