Never Giving Up

Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!

I have known both to be abased, and I have known to abound; in everything and in all things I have been initiated, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want. — read the full passage →

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

all things it beareth, all it believeth, all it hopeth, all it endureth.

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, — read the full passage →

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform <FI>it<Fi> till a day of Jesus Christ,

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

and the hope doth not make ashamed, because the love of God hath been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that hath been given to us.

`What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not--having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains--seek that which is gone astray? — read the full passage →

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

`And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses;

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

that ye may be in strength to comprehend, with all the saints, what <FI>is<Fi> the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, — read the full passage →

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

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

I confess Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honour Thy name to the age.

Mine eyes <FI>are<Fi> continually unto Jehovah, For He bringeth out from a net my feet.

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

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 →

for where zeal and rivalry <FI>are<Fi> , there is insurrection and every evil matter;

so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth--God;

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

and ye, be ye strong, and let not your hands be feeble, for there is a reward for your work.'

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

Wherefore, the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees set ye up;

Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God; — read the full passage →

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 of this, having this ministration, according as we did receive kindness, we do not faint,

`Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe; — read the full passage →

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace. — read the full passage →

be strong and courageous, fear not, nor be terrified because of them, for Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> He who is going with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee.'

The fool--in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

for who doth make thee to differ? and what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst also receive, why dost thou glory as not having received?

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

The sin of their mouth <FI>is<Fi> a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.

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

able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of 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;

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — 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 →

`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;

Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many <FI>are<Fi> fighting against me, O most High,

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

always rejoice ye; — read the full passage →

A healed heart <FI>is<Fi> life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones <FI>is<Fi> envy.

and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end, — read the full passage →

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but <FI>one<Fi> tempted in all things in like manner--apart from sin;

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

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

As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth <FI>them<Fi> : Suckling ones He leadeth.

that through two immutable things, in which <FI>it is<Fi> impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before <FI>us<Fi> , — read the full passage →

`Verily, verily, I say to thee--What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the other,

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

and Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.'

And Jesus having been moved with compassion, having stretched forth the hand, touched him, and saith to him, `I will; be thou cleansed;'

but I--I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him--till seven times?' — read the full passage →

He doth not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard, in the street. — read the full passage →

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world; — read the full passage →

if we may say--`we have fellowship with Him,' and in the darkness may walk--we lie, and do not the truth; — read the full passage →

to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

have ye not known that those running in a race--all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;

wherefore receive ye one another, according as also the Christ did receive us, to the glory of God.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. `God is not!' <FI>are<Fi> all his devices. — read the full passage →

`These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled, — read the full passage →

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another; — read the full passage →

In that day cover over doth Jehovah the inhabitant of Jerusalem, And the stumbling among them hath been in that day as David, And the house of David as God--As a messenger of Jehovah--before them. — read the full passage →

`Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart hath been high, And thou dost say: A god I <FI>am<Fi> , The habitation of God I have inhabited, In the heart of the seas, And thou <FI>art<Fi> man, and not God, And thou givest out thy heart as the heart of God,

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

A generation--how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.

Proud, haughty, scorner <FI>is<Fi> his name, Who is working in the wrath of pride.

Before destruction <FI>is<Fi> pride, And before stumbling--a haughty spirit.'

A man there hath been in the land of Uz--Job his name--and that man hath been perfect and upright--both fearing God, and turning aside from evil. — read the full passage →

and Hezekiah is humbled for the loftiness of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the wrath of Jehovah hath not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom <FI>is<Fi> the glory--to the ages of the ages! Amen.

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,

for what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?

And having seen the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having a shepherd,

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.