Counting Your Blessings

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

in every thing give thanks, for this <FI>is<Fi> the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <FI>is<Fi> with you all. Amen.

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled.

always rejoice ye; — read the full passage →

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you, — read the full passage →

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

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days--till the full end of the age.'

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <FI>is<Fi> with your spirit! Amen.

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

For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time did die for the impious; — read the full passage →

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

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the Life-- — read the full passage →

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

`Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life.

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;

wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses--for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the sanhedrim, rejoicing that for his name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour,

saying, `Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'

and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

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.

and he who did look into the perfect law--that of liberty, and did continue there, this one--not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work--this one shall be happy in his doing.

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 mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory--to the ages. Amen.

`Happy the mourning--because they shall be comforted.

and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.

`Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake--

and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.

not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content;

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.

giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father;

He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us? — read the full passage →

and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,