Passion

and those who are Christ's, the flesh did crucify with the affections, and the desires;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

My soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God,

for where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou <FI>art<Fi> my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry--

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

and if they have not continence--let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;

Whom have I in the heavens? And with Thee none I have desired in earth. — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing--having the same love--of one soul--minding the one thing,

Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.

to whom also he did present himself alive after his suffering, in many certain proofs, through forty days being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the reign of God.

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; — read the full passage →

`Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do--that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

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,

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another; — read the full passage →

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled.

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning; — read the full passage →

I became to the infirm as infirm, that the infirm I might gain; to all men I have become all things, that by all means I may save some.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain; — read the full passage →

and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

no more in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh;

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,

ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend <FI>it<Fi> .

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love--these three; and the greatest of these <FI>is<Fi> love.

that each of you know his own vessel to possess in sanctification and honour,

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the mercies, and God of all comfort, — read the full passage →

Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature; — read the full passage →

fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

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

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

`But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave!

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

and above all these things, <FI>have<Fi> love, which is a bond of the perfection,

As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

For the mountains depart, and the hills remove, And My kindness from thee departeth not, And the covenant of My peace removeth not, Said hath thy loving one--Jehovah.

One <FI>thing<Fi> I asked of Jehovah--it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.

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

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

for when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins, that <FI>are<Fi> through the law, were working in our members, to bear fruit to the death;

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding--

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.

See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;

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;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son--the only begotten--hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment,

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Nicodemus saith unto him, `How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?'

Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, `To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'

to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;

in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

we--we love him, because He--He first loved us;

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;

this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come--a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

honourable <FI>is<Fi> the marriage in all, and the bed undefiled, and whoremongers and adulterers God shall judge.

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

And I said, `I do not mention Him, Nor do I speak any more in His name,' And it hath been in my heart As a burning fire shut up in my bones, And I have been weary of containing, And I am not able.

Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings <FI>are<Fi> burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!

for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.