Bears

The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit.

“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

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.

When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. — read the full passage →

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.

By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets; — read the full passage →

“When the Counselorhas come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

“In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. — read the full passage →

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. — read the full passage →

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. — 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.

For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit. — read the full passage →

The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. — read the full passage →

He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’ — read the full passage →

Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. — read the full passage →

Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

“Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, — read the full passage →

Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, — read the full passage →

She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”

She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.” — read the full passage →

and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

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 →

For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →