Family And Work

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

If you love me, keep my commandments.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word; — read the full passage →

But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. — read the full passage →

whenever I journey to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.

When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls. — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. — read the full passage →

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to death.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious. — read the full passage →

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises. — read the full passage →

Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, produces death.

Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

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 is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

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

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

Command and teach these things.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

Pray without ceasing.

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God. — read the full passage →

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. — read the full passage →

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

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

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. — read the full passage →

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

For the body is not one member, but many. — read the full passage →

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God. — read the full passage →

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by way of you to Spain.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me. — read the full passage →

having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”

As I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky. — read the full passage →

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.

When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

When we had departed from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. — read the full passage →

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them, — read the full passage →

After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. — read the full passage →

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.” — read the full passage →

But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. — read the full passage →

When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him. — read the full passage →

The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.