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Orphans Widows
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Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. — read the full passage →
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.
learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food,
Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back. — read the full passage →
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →
and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.
In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;
Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;
that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →
But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →
But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; — read the full passage →
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →
There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.
Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye. — read the full passage →
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.
for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. — read the full passage →
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.
And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams: — read the full passage →
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →
Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? — read the full passage →
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →
The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →
Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: — read the full passage →
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him. — read the full passage →
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.
Thou shalt not kill.
Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →
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