Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.

Above all else, guard your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 

 Rejoice always, pray continually,

As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
    the righteous run to it and are safe.

 

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and[ will call him Immanuel.

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

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.

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.

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

 

 

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.