Misleading Love

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; — read the full passage →

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? — read the full passage →

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. — read the full passage →

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: — read the full passage →

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

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;

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.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, — read the full passage →

But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. — read the full passage →

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

Let all things be done decently and in order.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. — read the full passage →

Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. — read the full passage →

Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

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.

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

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.

But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: — read the full passage →

In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. — read the full passage →

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: — read the full passage →

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: