Church Participation

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, — read the full passage →

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

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 may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

for where there are two or three gathered together--to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers. — read the full passage →

`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also <FI>is<Fi> the Christ,

And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant; — read the full passage →

so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

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;

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain <FI>is<Fi> , but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh.

since, would they not have ceased to be offered, because of those serving having no more conscience of sins, having once been purified?

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

and there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord;

and every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, doth dishonour her own head, for it is one and the same thing with her being shaven,

faithful <FI>is<Fi> God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

that ye may receive her in the Lord, as doth become saints, and may assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you--for she also became a leader of many, and of myself.

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

`The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet; — read the full passage →

having made also three months' <FI>stay<Fi> --a counsel of the Jews having been against him--being about to set forth to Syria, there came <FI>to him<Fi> a resolution of returning through Macedonia.

this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to <FI>them<Fi> , and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,

Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, `One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast--sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth; — read the full passage →

he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light--we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins; — read the full passage →

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light; — 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;

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.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

so, then, comfort ye one another in these words.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you--so also ye;

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

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

If, then, any exhortation <FI>is<Fi> in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, — read the full passage →

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

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

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good; — read the full passage →

for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office, — read the full passage →

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith, — read the full passage →

for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established; — read the full passage →

Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common. — read the full passage →

Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart, — read the full passage →

and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common, — read the full passage →

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you; — read the full passage →

There hath been upon me a hand of Jehovah, and He taketh me forth in the Spirit of Jehovah, and doth place me in the midst of the valley, and it is full of bones, — read the full passage →

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together!

Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper--as his counterpart.'