Being Prideful

because all that <FI>is<Fi> in the world--the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life--is not of the Father, but of the world,

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

he who is overcoming shall inherit all things, and I will be to him--a God, and he shall be to me--the son, — read the full passage →

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

`Woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places.

and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep; — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled <FI>with<Fi> poverty.

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

For high <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

Jesus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;

`And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man; — read the full passage →

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,

God they profess to know, and in the works they deny <FI>Him<Fi> , being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free--stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word. — read the full passage →

The Jews, therefore, said, `Forty and six years was this sanctuary building, and wilt thou in three days raise it up?'

No--I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye even so shall perish.

Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,

Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices, — read the full passage →

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 →

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.

And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much, — read the full passage →

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.

and he was questioning him, `What <FI>is<Fi> thy name?' and he answered, saying, `Legion <FI>is<Fi> my name, because we are many;'

and saying--`Fulfilled hath been the time, and the reign of God hath come nigh, reform ye, and believe in the good news.'

watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding--

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man; — read the full passage →

`Happy the clean in heart--because they shall see God.

Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah.

that they said to you, that in the last time there shall be scoffers, after their own desires of impieties going on,

this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,

Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon <FI>you<Fi> ;

and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but <FI>one<Fi> tempted in all things in like manner--apart from sin;

upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages,

flee the whoredom; every sin--whatever a man may commit--is without the body, and he who is committing whoredom, against his own body doth sin.

we were buried together, then, with him through the baptism to the death, that even as Christ was raised up out of the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we in newness of life might walk.

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

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

And he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe <FI>to him<Fi> through whom they come;

`And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain <FI>it<Fi> , and bear fruit in continuance.

`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen--ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves.

Jesus saith to them, `Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

And the Tempter having come to him said, `If Son thou art of God--speak that these stones may become loaves.' — read the full passage →

The thing that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem: — read the full passage →

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

`And these <FI>are<Fi> the judgments which thou dost set before them: — read the full passage →

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;

The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

God <FI>is<Fi> not a man--and lieth, And a son of man--and repenteth! Hath He said--and doth He not do <FI>it<Fi> ? And spoken--and doth He not confirm it?

`Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.