Brokenness

Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life. — read the full passage →

He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, — read the full passage →

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. — 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.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. — read the full passage →

As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

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

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin. — read the full passage →

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

If then you 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 →

Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. — read the full passage →

One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”

He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust.”

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

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 →

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, — read the full passage →

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren’t like Adam’s disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.

Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”

as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for man slayers,

For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles, — read the full passage →

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

through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.

He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me.”

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. — read the full passage →

He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Won’t the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law? — read the full passage →

For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

He who doesn’t love me doesn’t keep my words. The word which you hear isn’t mine, but the Father’s who sent me.