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but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear: — read the full passage →

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

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

Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son. — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;

for he powerfully confuted the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us: — read the full passage →

As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. — read the full passage →

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: — read the full passage →

but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory: — read the full passage →

neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock. — read the full passage →

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

There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now:

even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.

The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him. — read the full passage →

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Cæsarea. — read the full passage →

preaching boldly in the name of the Lord: and he spake and disputed against the Grecian Jews; but they were seeking to kill him.

But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake. — read the full passage →

And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, — read the full passage →

This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert. — read the full passage →

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness. — read the full passage →

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

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them.

Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words. — read the full passage →

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor.

And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. — read the full passage →

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. — read the full passage →

and that all this assembly may know that Jehovah saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is Jehovah’s, and he will give you into our hand.

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes. — read the full passage →

And Moses spake before Jehovah, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? — read the full passage →

And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. — read the full passage →

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned.

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? — read the full passage →

Therefore thus saith Jehovah, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them. — read the full passage →

He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. — read the full passage →

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason. — read the full passage →

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. — read the full passage →

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another; — read the full passage →

He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. — read the full passage →

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established. — read the full passage →

A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame. — read the full passage →

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing. — read the full passage →

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees; — read the full passage →

Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him. — read the full passage →

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, — read the full passage →

What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. — read the full passage →

And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: — read the full passage →

But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them. — read the full passage →

because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him. — read the full passage →

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. — read the full passage →

And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth. — read the full passage →

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. — read the full passage →

All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. — read the full passage →

Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs. — read the full passage →

For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one. — read the full passage →

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand. — read the full passage →

Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah said unto Moses, See, I have made thee as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. — read the full passage →

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error; — read the full passage →

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness; — 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. — read the full passage →

Surely the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, except he reveal his secret unto his servants the prophets. — read the full passage →

As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. — read the full passage →

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; — read the full passage →

and that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear. — read the full passage →

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment. — read the full passage →

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. — read the full passage →

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. — read the full passage →

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. — read the full passage →

So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word. — read the full passage →

I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. — read the full passage →

Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass after the death of Moses the servant of Jehovah, that Jehovah spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, — read the full passage →

And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, giveth you. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them, — read the full passage →