Fortitude

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. — read the full passage →

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, — read the full passage →

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. — read the full passage →

This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

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

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. — read the full passage →

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: — read the full passage →

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

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

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. — read the full passage →

For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. — read the full passage →

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. — read the full passage →

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: — read the full passage →

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. — read the full passage →

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, — read the full passage →

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? — read the full passage →

But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. — read the full passage →

Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, — read the full passage →

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.