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Pressure
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And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
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.
Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place. — read the full passage →
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials, — read the full passage →
If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh — read the full passage →
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
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.
These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye 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 in him that strengtheneth me.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;
For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk 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 on him should not perish, but have eternal 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 turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice:
But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →
The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.
But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →
Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →
Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals. — read the full passage →
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; Yet thy commandments are my delight.
For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.
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 on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.
And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, 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.
Jehovah will 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 fearful.
Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
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. — read the full passage →
Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →
For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
knowing that the proving 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 darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday; — read the full passage →
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.
In your patience ye shall win your souls.
Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.
Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.
Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Be no longer a drinker of 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 →
Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned. — read the full passage →
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under grace.
Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
Know ye not that ye are a 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 atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:
Now I beseech you, brethren, through 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 perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not. — read the full passage →
For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life: — read the full passage →
Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may 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 Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it; — read the full passage →
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee. — read the full passage →
And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. — read the full passage →
And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb. — read the full passage →
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. — read the full passage →
and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. — read the full passage →
we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair; — read the full passage →
But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me. — read the full passage →
But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. — read the full passage →
Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.
And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. — read the full passage →
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 →
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you: — read the full passage →
not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing. — read the full passage →
For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. — read the full passage →
And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch. — read the full passage →
Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
For they that are after the flesh 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, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you. — read the full passage →
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.
And Jehovah 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.
Besides those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches.
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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