Topic
Misfortunes
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All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; — read the full passage →
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. — read the full passage →
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: — read the full passage →
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: — read the full passage →
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. — read the full passage →
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? — read the full passage →
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →
Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
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 →
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; — read the full passage →
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; — read the full passage →
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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