Industriousness

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

for yourselves have known how it behoveth <FI>you<Fi> to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you; — read the full passage →

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

and let them learn--ours also--to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

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.

My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand, — read the full passage →

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,

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother. — read the full passage →

for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his reward.'

`The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet; — read the full passage →

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth--

If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus; — read the full passage →

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted; — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together!

And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

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 →

A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused <FI>him<Fi> to bend over it.

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.

ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit, — read the full passage →

A wife hath been bound by law as long time as her husband may live, and if her husband may sleep, she is free to be married to whom she will--only in the Lord;

and as to the rest, it is required in the stewards that one may be found faithful,

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

And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest, — read the full passage →

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

A widow--let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,

and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil, — read the full passage →

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; — read the full passage →

for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God.

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Tell me, ye who are willing to be under law, the law do ye not hear? — read the full passage →

And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood, — read the full passage →

flee the whoredom; every sin--whatever a man may commit--is without the body, and he who is committing whoredom, against his own body doth sin.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

but a Jew <FI>is<Fi> he who is <FI>so<Fi> inwardly, and circumcision <FI>is<Fi> of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.

and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.

now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;

and if ye lend <FI>to those<Fi> of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much.

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders, — read the full passage →

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit, — read the full passage →

Wine <FI>is<Fi> a scorner--strong drink <FI>is<Fi> noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise. — read the full passage →

A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke. — read the full passage →

Deceit <FI>is<Fi> in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace <FI>is<Fi> joy.

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof <FI>is<Fi> brutish. — read the full passage →

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

And David hath not taken up their number from a son of twenty years and under, for Jehovah said to multiply Israel as the stars of the heavens. — read the full passage →

And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel, — read the full passage →

A son of eighteen years <FI>is<Fi> Jehoiachin in his reigning, and three months he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem,

And the anger of Jehovah addeth to burn against Israel, and <FI>an adversary<Fi> moveth David about them, saying, `Go, number Israel and Judah.' — read the full passage →

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?' — read the full passage →