First Lady Of The Church

Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

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.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life

We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

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

And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

The children of thine elect sister salute thee.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.

and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church;

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, — read the full passage →

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ:

The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth; — read the full passage →

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

She that is in Babylon, elect together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Mark my son.

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: — read the full passage →

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye. — read the full passage →

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

and how shall they preach, except they be sent? even as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things!

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

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 →

And thou saidst, I shall be mistress for ever; so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof.

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

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 →

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.

For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.

Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

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

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.

Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, — read the full passage →

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

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

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.

unto the church of God which is at Corinth, eventhem that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, calledto besaints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirLordand ours:

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

and salute the church that is in their house. Salute Epænetus my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ.

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

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.

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.

glory not over the branches: but if thou gloriest, it is not thou that bearest the root, but the root thee.

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

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

and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately.

And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

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

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.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, — read the full passage →

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →