Competence

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: — read the full passage →

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: — read the full passage →

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. — read the full passage →

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. — read the full passage →

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. — read the full passage →

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; — read the full passage →

And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: — read the full passage →

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. — read the full passage →

How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. — read the full passage →

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; — read the full passage →

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: — read the full passage →

And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

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

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 testify of me:

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan;

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.