let all things be done decently and in order.
so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.
`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?
and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,
in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;
because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come. — read the full passage →
for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;
For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;
for God is not <FI>a God<Fi> of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass, — read the full passage →
for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;
and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;
`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,
And himself is the head of the body--the assembly--who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all <FI>things<Fi> --himself--first,
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,
but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.
and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.
`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing? — read the full passage →
and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.
And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;
with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;
And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,
As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;
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,
And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration, — read the full passage →
Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;
Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, — read the full passage →
And Jesus immediately, having heard the word that is spoken, saith to the chief of the synagogue, `Be not afraid, only believe.'
for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.
and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,
and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
And He who is sitting upon the throne said, `Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, `Write, because these words are true and stedfast;'
look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,
and when He may come--the Spirit of truth--He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;
The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,
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,
if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;
and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;
because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;
and all things He did put under his feet, and did give him--head over all things to the assembly,
For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time <FI>are<Fi> not worthy <FI>to be compared<Fi> with the glory about to be revealed in us;
and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;
And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,
And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;
What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?
greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;
all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.
every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,
and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,
and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;
and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'
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, — read the full passage →
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,
Ruin and misery <FI>are<Fi> in their ways.
but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: YLT.