Forcing Someone Against Their Will

I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed. — read the full passage →

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

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

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

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

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to 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. — read the full passage →

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

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

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,

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

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

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 everything spoken by God is possible.”

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

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.

For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.

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

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

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

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

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

“This is the covenant that I will make with them: ‘After those days,’ says the Lord, ‘I will put my laws on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;’” then he says,

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

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.

No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. — read the full passage →

Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision? — read the full passage →

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;

which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

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 I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

“Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

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 →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, — read the full passage →

In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick.

One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →