Greatness

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

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

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

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.

and Jesus having called them near, said, `Ye have known that the rulers of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those great do exercise authority over them, — read the full passage →

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?' — read the full passage →

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director--the Christ. — read the full passage →

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

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.'

but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

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 →

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, — read the full passage →

And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

and God both the Lord did raise, and us will raise up through His power.

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

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> .

for even if he was crucified from infirmity, yet he doth live from the power of God; for we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him from the power of God toward you.

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might--through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

`Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands--the least--and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach <FI>them<Fi> , he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day; — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love--these three; and the greatest of these <FI>is<Fi> love.

for through faith we walk, not through sight--