Closed Minds

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. — read the full passage →

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.

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

For this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

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

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

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 →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.

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.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

For this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day.

Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book:

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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.

They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.

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. — read the full passage →

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: — read the full passage →

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

For they that are after the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. — read the full passage →

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples;

If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel? — read the full passage →

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal unto them abundance of peace and truth.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.

For Jehovah hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes, the prophets; and your heads, the seers, hath he covered. — read the full passage →

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart. ה HE.

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert? — read the full passage →

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said, As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

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 →

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Paul, calledto bean apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that should be written.

but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:

If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves. — read the full passage →

These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. — read the full passage →

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

I and the Father are one.

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.

It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.

For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me.

Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, — read the full passage →

For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.

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

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

How then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes?

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. — read the full passage →

Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.