Forgiving Enemies

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.”

But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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,

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →

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 →

Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

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

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

After these things he was revealed in another form to two of them, as they walked, on their way into the country.

As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

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.

Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.

I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.

to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.

For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many children to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”

When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, and didn’t know that it was Jesus.

Therefore she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid him!”

Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”

Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. — read the full passage →

But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”

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