Beauty Of The Earth

because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created, — read the full passage →

all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;

`Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou--Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.'

but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him--'

`Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

for we have not here an abiding city, but the coming one we seek;

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus more disciples doth make and baptize than John, — read the full passage →

greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking. — read the full passage →

in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;

who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might--through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

All things do without murmurings and reasonings, — read the full passage →

for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye, — read the full passage →

I did glorify Thee on the earth, the work I did finish that Thou hast given me, that I may do <FI>it<Fi> . — read the full passage →

when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.'

Jesus answered, `If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;

And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, — read the full passage →

and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men. — read the full passage →