Being Late

Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.”

But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven,but my Father only.

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? — read the full passage →

God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods. — read the full passage →

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. — read the full passage →

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

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.

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

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.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

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.

You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

Strap your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor and your majesty.

In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety.

If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”

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.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

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

You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”

Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

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 →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.

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

Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

I, Yahweh, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Yahweh spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice.

Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be to you.” — read the full passage →

All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.

You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. — read the full passage →

Yahweh says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”

You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Thus says Yahweh, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. — read the full passage →

Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from your midst, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.

For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons, nor takes reward.

Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God’s mountain, to Horeb. — read the full passage →

In the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim, — read the full passage →

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years, — read the full passage →

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.”

You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?’”