First Lady Of The Church

Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!

Who can find a worthy woman? 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. She laughs at the time to come.

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

You shall also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Yahweh, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience: — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — 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 saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you 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 assembly, and gave himself up for it;

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

I also tell you that you are Peter,and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hadeswill not prevail against it.

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, 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, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.

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.

to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your 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 assembly;

He is the head of the body, the assembly, 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, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, — read the full passage →

I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth; — read the full passage →

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, — read the full passage →

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

She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son.

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous, — read the full passage →

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,

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

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise. — read the full passage →

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

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

And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

You said, ‘I shall be a mistress forever;’ so that you did not lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the latter end of it.

“Sit in silence, and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

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

but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

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

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

The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you much in the Lord, together with the assembly that is in their house.

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

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

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

Give no occasions for stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly.

When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

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

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.”

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

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

the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angelsof the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; — read the full passage →

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

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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.

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.

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

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

don’t boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.

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

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

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see the Kingdom of God.”

Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. With him were the twelve, — read the full passage →

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →