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And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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

I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. — read the full passage →

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: — read the full passage →

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. — read the full passage →

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. — read the full passage →

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. — read the full passage →

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. — read the full passage →

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: — read the full passage →

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

In your patience possess ye your souls.

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. — read the full passage →

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

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

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. — read the full passage →

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: — read the full passage →

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. — read the full passage →

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it. — read the full passage →

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee. — read the full passage →

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. — read the full passage →

And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. — read the full passage →

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. — read the full passage →

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. — read the full passage →

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; — read the full passage →

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. — read the full passage →

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. — read the full passage →

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. — read the full passage →

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall 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 a crown of life. — read the full passage →

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: — read the full passage →

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. — read the full passage →

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. — read the full passage →

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. — read the full passage →

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. — read the full passage →

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. — read the full passage →

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, — read the full passage →

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.