Being Naive

for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

`Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

for God is not <FI>a God<Fi> of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers--itching in the hearing, — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail <FI>doth<Fi> her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood, — read the full passage →

And as he is going forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, `Teacher, see! what stones! and what buildings!' — read the full passage →

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

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

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.

for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office,

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

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

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. — read the full passage →

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, — read the full passage →

`Judge not, that ye may not be judged, — read the full passage →

verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'

verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child--he may not enter into it;'

when the Christ--our life--may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory.

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that <FI>is<Fi> to all the saints,

In him was life, and the life was the light of men,

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see,