Gods Protection

and stedfast is the Lord, who shall establish you, and shall guard <FI>you<Fi> from the evil;

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

so that we do boldly say, `The Lord <FI>is<Fi> to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

We have known that every one who hath been begotten of God doth not sin, but he who was begotten of God doth keep himself, and the evil one doth not touch him;

and the Lord shall free me from every evil work, and shall save <FI>me<Fi> --to his heavenly kingdom; to whom <FI>is<Fi> the glory to the ages of the ages! Amen.

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair; — read the full passage →

and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish--to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand; — read the full passage →

and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie;

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold; — read the full passage →

in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth--the good news of your salvation--in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise, — read the full passage →

and the great dragon was cast forth--the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world--he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

`Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

`Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.

in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will,

because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done--to stand.

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; — read the full passage →

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers?

`Beware! --ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

lo, I give to you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

are they not all spirits of service--for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth; — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, `Thou wouldest have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;