Abundant Life

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate; — read the full passage →

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, — read the full passage →

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme; — read the full passage →

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

From his fullness we all received grace upon grace. — read the full passage →

For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. — read the full passage →

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.

This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

You lust, and don’t have. You kill, covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble; — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

He said to him, “Why do you call me good?No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”