Being Lost

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him. — read the full passage →

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

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? — read the full passage →

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

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

Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you;

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning;

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.

that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.

but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

But he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.

At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat. — read the full passage →

For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

And he said unto them, Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected.