Not Being Offended

And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

For my love they are my adversaries: But Igive myself untoprayer.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee; — read the full passage →

Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.

and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

Many therefore of his disciples, when they heardthis, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? — read the full passage →

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.

because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.

If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.

For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. — read the full passage →

Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice. — read the full passage →

among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—

A brother offendedis harder to be won than a strong city; Andsuchcontentions are like the bars of a castle.

He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot. — read the full passage →

And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh.

There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;

For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.

He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. — read the full passage →

For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel.

But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.

And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.

And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field. — read the full passage →

and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that the day of the Lord is just at hand;

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were minded to slay them.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft. — read the full passage →

that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

saying, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. — read the full passage →

Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. — read the full passage →

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him. — read the full passage →

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →

He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue. — read the full passage →

Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. — read the full passage →

And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead. — read the full passage →

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. — read the full passage →

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:

And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him:

I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon. — read the full passage →

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye dismayed at their revilings. — read the full passage →

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life. — read the full passage →

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. — read the full passage →

they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth. — read the full passage →

Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing? — read the full passage →

And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt? — read the full passage →

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son. — read the full passage →

so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure; — read the full passage →

Paul, calledto bean apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. — read the full passage →

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. — read the full passage →

And he shall be as a wild ass among men; his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren.

All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me. — read the full passage →

I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be: — read the full passage →

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you. — read the full passage →

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. — read the full passage →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin, — read the full passage →

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both. — read the full passage →

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. — read the full passage →

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: — read the full passage →